 Interland of the Netherlands against New Zealand on 22 June 2016 in Assen | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon James Law Child | ||
| Born | 16 April 1988 Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2005– | New Zealand | 274 | (140) |
Medal record | |||
Simon James Law Child (born 16 April 1988) [1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who earned his first cap for the national team, The Black Sticks, in 2005 against Malaysia. [2]
Simon Child was born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. He has a younger brother, Marcus, who also plays representative hockey for New Zealand. [3]
At club level, Child plays hockey for his home city of Auckland in the New Zealand National Hockey League. [4]
In 2015, he relocated to India to represent the Delhi Waveriders in the Hockey India League. [5]
Following his debut in 2005, Child was a regular inclusion for the Black Sticks for over ten years.
His first major international tournament was the 2006 World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany. He followed this up with appearances at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. [6] [7] From 2014 to 2016, Child was captain of the national team.[ citation needed ]
He also played in three editions of the Commonwealth Games, in 2006, 2010 and 2014. In the bronze medal playoff against England at the 2014 tournament, Child scored twice but was one of the New Zealand players who missed in the penalty shoot-out after the game finished as a 3–3 draw. [8] He played club hockey in the Netherlands for HC Rotterdam.[ citation needed ]
Following the 2016 Olympics, Child suffered a number of injuries forcing him out of competition for almost three years. In August 2019, he was named to make his return during the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic Test event in Tokyo, Japan. [9]
The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 2011 Champions Trophy, and fourth placings at the 1986 World Cup, 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. As of Jun 2024, the team ranks 11th on the International Hockey Federation (FIH) world rankings.
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