Piki Hamahona

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Piki Hamahona
Personal information
Full name Piki Te Ora Hamahona
Born (1982-05-29) 29 May 1982 (age 42)
Whanganui, New Zealand
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
2004 Tassie Van Demons
2005–2008 NSW Arrows
2009 Southern Suns
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2001 New Zealand U–21 11 (4)
2001–2010 New Zealand 45 (6)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Oceania Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2001 New Zealand Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Australia/New Zealand Team

Piki Te Ora Hamahona (born 29 May 1982) [1] is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who played as a forward. [2]

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Personal life

While being born and raised in Whanganui, Hamahona resides in Wollongong, on the East Coast of Australia. [1] [3]

Piki Hamahona is the younger sister of former New Zealand international, Marama Hamahona. [4]

Career

Domestic hockey

Hamahona has appeared in both Australia and New Zealand's national hockey leagues, the AHL and Ford NHL. [5] [6]

International hockey

Under–21

In 2000, Hamahona was a member of the New Zealand U–21 at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. At the tournament, Hamahona won a silver medal. [7]

The following year Hamahona represented the team again, at the 2001 FIH Junior World Cup in Buenos Aires, where the team finished 5th. [8]

Black Sticks

Hamahona made her debut for the Black Sticks in 2001. [1]

Her first major tournament with the national team was in 2002, at the FIH Champions Trophy in Macau. She represented the team later that year at the FIH World Cup in Perth. [2]

Following a six-year hiatus from the national squad, Hamahona was recalled to the squad in 2009. [9]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "HAMAHONA Piki". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  3. "Hot contest as women's ladder leaders shape up". illawarramercury.com.au. Illawarra Mercury . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  4. "Manawatu sports teams excel despite being low in the population rankings". stuff.co.nz. stuff . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  5. "Three Canterbury Players Named For Black Sticks Women's Trials". websites.sportstg.com. Canterbury Hockey . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  6. "Hockey". clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 2000" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. "Women's Junior 2001". todor66.com. Todor66 . Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  9. "Hockey: Douglas, Hamahona get recalls". The New Zealand Herald . New Zealand Herald . Retrieved 13 May 2020.