Samantha Charlton

Samantha "Sam" Charlton (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women), including for the team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1][2][3][4] She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.[5]

Samantha Charlton
Charlton (right) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991
Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Midlands
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009 Midlands
2010 Canterbury
2011– Midlands
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010– New Zealand 219 (4)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's field hockey
Commonwealth Games
2018 Gold CoastTeam
2014 GlasgowTeam
Oceania Cup
2019 Rockhampton
2017 Sydney

Life

Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College.[6] As of August 2012, she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany.[2][1]

References
  1. "Sam Charlton – Hockey New Zealand". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. "Samantha Charlton – London 2012 Olympics". Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  5. "Team Details New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. p. 8.
  6. Lang, Martin (17 September 2008). "Tauranga teen faces testing debut". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.


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