Personal information | |||
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Born |
Wellington, New Zealand | 7 December 1991||
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 | ||
2009 | Midlands | ||
2010 | Canterbury | ||
2011- | Midlands | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | New Zealand | 219 | (4) |
Medal record |
Samantha 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, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College. [7] As of August 2012 [update], she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany. [1] [2]
She was part of the New Zealand teams that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [5]
Overall, she competed in more than 250 games for New Zealand. [5]
She married fellow New Zealand hockey player Marcus Child. [5]
She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League. [8]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wellington, New Zealand | 7 December 1991||
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 | ||
2009 | Midlands | ||
2010 | Canterbury | ||
2011- | Midlands | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2010– | New Zealand | 219 | (4) |
Medal record |
Samantha 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, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College. [7] As of August 2012 [update], she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany. [1] [2]
She was part of the New Zealand teams that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. [5]
Overall, she competed in more than 250 games for New Zealand. [5]
She married fellow New Zealand hockey player Marcus Child. [5]
She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League. [8]