Blair Hopping

Blair Robert Hopping (born 12 August 1980 in Pukekohe) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2000 against Pakistan. He competed for New Zealand at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing[1][2] and the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[2]

Blair Hopping
Personal information
Born12 August 1980 (1980-08-12) (age 40)
Pukekohe, New Zealand
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
2002 Manchester Team Competition
Champions Challenge
2007 Boom Team Competition

Hopping taught Physical Education at Rangitoto College on Auckland's North Shore and coaches the school's 1st XI. He left that to join TigerTurf, New Zealand's only Synthetic Sports Surface manufacturer, on a part-time basis in 2006 and full-time since 2011. After retiring from Hockey, Blair now helps to upgrade and build new Hockey surfaces in New Zealand.

International Senior Tournaments

References
  1. "Blair Hopping profile at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2010.
  2. "Blair Hopping Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 15 February 2010.


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