Kyle_Pontifex

Kyle Pontifex

Kyle Pontifex

New Zealand field hockey player

Kyle Marshall Pontifex (born 5 February 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand professional field hockey player. He plays as a goalkeeper. He earned his first cap for the New Zealand national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia.[1]

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Pontifex represented his country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London).[1][2][3] He was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Basin Reserve in March 2022.[4]

International senior tournaments

References

  1. [1]
    "Kyle Pontifex Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kyle Pontifex". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
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    "Kyle Pontifex". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. [4]
    "The Queen's Baton Relay in New Zealand". Commonwealth Games – Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.


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