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Taine Paton

Taine Paton

South African field hockey player

Taine Paton (born 4 January 1989) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Hockey League club Gantoise.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, with his brother Wade Paton.[2] He also represented South Africa at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.[3] He played a total of 145 matches for the South African national team until 2022.

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The brother of Wade Paton.[4]

Club career

Paton first played for Gantoise in Belgium and then several years for Beerschot. In 2018 he joined Antwerp.[5] He returned to Gantoise for the 2023–24 season.[6][7]

References

  1. [1]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Taine Paton". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Taine Paton". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  3. [3]
    "Taine Paton". g2014results.thecgf.com. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  4. [4]
    "Olympedia: Wade Paton". Olympedia.
  5. [5]
    "Antwerp wil met hele reeks versterkingen behoud verzekeren". nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  6. [6]
    "Transfert : un Sud-africain à la Gantoise". okey.lalibre.be (in French).
  7. [7]
    "De strijd om Gantoise van de titel te houden ligt open in de ION Hockey League". pickx.be (in Dutch). 8 September 2023. Retrieved 13 February 2024.


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