Tessa Jopp

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Tessa Jopp
Personal information
Born (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 29)
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 168 cm (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Defence
Club information
Current club Southern Alpiners
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2015–2016 New Zealand U–21 13 (0)
2017– New Zealand 48 (3)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Junior Oceania Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Gold Coast

Tessa Jopp is a field hockey player from New Zealand. [1]

Contents

Early life

Tessa Jopp was born on 18 June 1995, in Dunedin, New Zealand. [2] [3] [4]

Career

National league

In the Premier Hockey League, Jopp plays for the Southern Alpiners. [5] [6] [7]

Under–21

Jopp made her international debut in 2015 at under–21 level. She made her first appearances for the Junior Black Sticks during a Six–Nations Tournament in Breda. [8]

In 2016 she won a silver medal with the national junior squad, taking home silver at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast, the Oceania qualifier for the FIH Junior World Cup. She went on later that year to captain the team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago. [8]

Black Sticks

Jopp made her senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2017. She made four appearances in a test series against Argentina in Buenos Aires. [8]

Following her international debut in 2017, Jopp was named in the national squad for 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. Unfortunately, she had to withdraw from the squad nine days prior to the competition due to a heart related health issue. [4]

In 2021, Jopp made her Olympic debut at the XXXII Games in Tokyo. [9] [10] [11]

After missing the 2018 editions of the Commonwealth Games and FIH World Cup, Jopp was named in the squads for both tournaments in 2022. [12]

International goals

GoalDateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
119 May 2017Hawke's Bay Hockey, Hastings, New ZealandFlag of India.svg  India 2–03–0 Test Match [13]
27 July 2022 Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands2–14–3 2022 FIH World Cup [14]
34 August 2022 University of Birmingham, Birmingham, EnglandFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–04–1 2022 Commonwealth Games [15]

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References

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  2. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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  14. "India 3–4 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  15. "South Africa 1–4 New Zealand". International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 October 2024.