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Casey Henwood (born 16 December 1980) is a New Zealand field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1]
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Casey Henwood (born 16 December 1980) is a New Zealand field hockey player who competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics. [1]
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New Zealand competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. 83 competitors, 67 men and 16 women, took part in 58 events in 16 sports. In addition, New Zealand sent four women to compete in Taekwondo, which was one of the Olympic Games' demonstration sports. Sports administrator Bruce Ullrich was New Zealand's Chef de Mission, after previously having had that role for the 1982 and 1986 Commonwealth Games.
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