New Zealand men's national field hockey team

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The New Zealand men's national field hockey team, also known as the Black Sticks Men, upset Australia to win gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold medal. They have also won silver and bronze at the 2002 and 2010 Commonwealth Games.

Video New Zealand men's national field hockey team

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

• 1956 - 6th place
• 1960 - 5th place
• 1964 - 13th place
• 1968 - 7th place
• 1972 - 9th place
• 1976 -
• 1984 - 7th place
• 1992 - 8th place
• 2004 - 6th place
• 2008 - 7th place
• 2012 - 9th place
• 2016 - 7th place

World Cup

• 1973 - 7th place
• 1975 - 7th place
• 1982 - 7th place
• 1986 - 9th place
• 1998 - 10th place
• 2002 - 9th place
• 2006 - 8th place
• 2010 - 9th place
• 2014 - 7th place
• 2018 - Qualified

Commonwealth Games

• 1998 - 6th place
• 2002 -
• 2006 - 5th place
• 2010 -
• 2014 - 4th place

World League

• 2012-13 -
• 2014-15 - 11th
• 2016-17 - 12th

Champions Trophy

• 1978 - 4th place
• 1983 - 6th place
• 1984 - 5th place
• 2004 - 6th place
• 2010 - 5th place
• 2011 - 4th place
• 2012 - 7th place

Champions Challenge

• 2003 - 4th place
• 2007 -
• 2009 -
• 2014 - 5th place

Oceania Cup

• 1999 -
• 2001 -
• 2003 -
• 2005 -
• 2007 -
• 2009 -
• 2011 -
• 2013 -
• 2015 -
• 2017 -
• 2019 -

Sultan Azlan Shah Cup

• 1991 - 4th place
• 1995 -
• 1996 - 4th place
• 1998 - 6th place
• 2000 - 6th place
• 2003 -
• 2005 - 4th place
• 2006 - 4th place
• 2008 -
• 2009 -
• 2011 - 4th place
• 2012 -
• 2013 - 4th place
• 2015 -
• 2016 -
• 2017 - 4th place

Maps New Zealand men's national field hockey team

Team

Current squad

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Head coach: Colin Batch

Reserves:

• Marcus Child
• Nick Haig

Notable players

• Paul Ackerley
• Scott Anderson
• Jeff Archibald
• Ryan Archibald
• Phillip Burrows
• Simon Child
• Tony Ineson
• Ramesh Patel
• Hayden Shaw
• Nick Wilson
• Selwyn Maister
• Barry Maister
• Trevor Manning
• Jamie Smith
• Peter Daji

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References

src: www.fieldhockey.ca

External links

• Official website
• FIH profile

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