Michaela Curtis

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Michaela Curtis
Personal information
Born (1993-10-21) 21 October 1993 (age 31)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Surbiton
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2013– New Zealand 57 (0)
2010 New Zealand U18 6 (4)
2013 New Zealand U21 6 (2)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Youth Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Singapore Team

Michaela Curtis (born 21 October 1993) is a field hockey player from New Zealand. [1]

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Career

Junior National Teams

In 2010, Curtis was a member of the New Zealand Under 18 team at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore. [2] This was the first edition of field hockey at the Summer Youth Olympics, where the New Zealand team won bronze. Curtis scored the winning goal, in golden goal extra time, to defeat South Korea 5–4. [3]

Curtis once again represented New Zealand at a junior level in 2013, at the Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach. The New Zealand Under 21 team finished in 9th place, defeating hosts Germany 2–1 in the ninth place playoff, with Curtis scoring a field goal in the 6th minute. [4]

Senior National Team

Curtis was born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, [5] and made her senior international debut in a four nations tournament in 2013. [6]

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References

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  2. "Michaela Curtis". olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  3. "Bronze Medal Match". FIH . Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  4. "Placement 9-10". FIH . Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  5. "Michaela Curtis". blacksticks.co.nz. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. "CURTIS Michaela". FIH . Retrieved 15 September 2018.