Simon Child
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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 Auckland, New Zealand. He has a younger brother, Marcus, who also plays representative hockey for New Zealand.[3]
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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
He also played in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, in 2006, 2010 and 2014. In the bronze medal playoff against England at the 2014 tournament, Child scored twice but was one of the New Zealand players who missed in the penalty shoot-out after the game finished as a 3–3 draw.[8] He played club hockey in the Netherlands for HC Rotterdam.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Following the 2016 Olympics, Child suffered a number of injuries forcing him out of competition for almost three years. In August 2019, he was named to make his return during the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test event in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
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
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External links
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- Template:New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Template:Olympedia
- Template:Olympics.com profile
- Simon Child at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Template:2014 Commonwealth Games profile
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