Simon Child
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Full name | Simon James Law Child | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
(1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36) Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005– | New Zealand | 274 | (140) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Simon James Law Child (born 16 April 1988)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, The Black Sticks, in 2005 against Malaysia.[2]
Personal life
Simon Child was born and raised in
Career
Club Hockey
At club level, Child plays hockey for his home city of Auckland in the New Zealand National Hockey League.[4]
In 2015, he relocated to India to represent the Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League.[5]
National team
Following his debut in 2005, Child was a regular inclusion for the Black Sticks for over ten years.
His first major international tournament was the 2006 World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany. He followed this up with appearances at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.[6][7] From 2014 to 2016, Child was captain of the national team.[citation needed]
He also played in three editions of the
Following the
International tournaments
- World Cup– 2006, 2014
- Commonwealth Games – 2006, 2010, 2014
- Sultan Azlan Shah Cup – 2006, 2018, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016
- Champions Challenge I – 2007, 2009, 2014
- Olympic Games – 2008, 2012, 2016
- Champions Trophy – 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012
- FIH World League – 2012–13, 2014–15
References
- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Vantage Black Sticks Men". www.blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Marcus Child". www.olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. 9 February 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "CHILD Simon". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "Simon Child Loves Playing for Delhi Waveriders". delhiwaveriders.in. Delhi Waveriders. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Child". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
- ^ "New Zealand Men's team confirmed for Rio". Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow 2014 - Men's Bronze Medal Match". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Big names return for the Vantage Black Sticks Men for series in Tokyo". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
External links
- Simon Child at the International Hockey Federation
- Simon Child at
- Simon Child at Olympics.com
- Simon Child at
- Simon Child at the New Zealand Olympic Committee