Dion Gosling

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Dion Gosling
Personal information
Born (1971-06-02) 2 June 1971 (age 51)
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2002 Manchester Team Competition

Dion Gosling (born 2 June 1971 in Howick, New Zealand) is a field hockey player from New Zealand. He won a silver medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in the men's team competition. [1] He earned a total number of 169 caps during his career.

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