Tristan White

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Tristan White
Personal information
Nickname(s)T-Bag
Born (1990-07-11) 11 July 1990 (age 30)
Sport
CountryFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Sport Field hockey

Tristan White (born 11 July 1990) is an Australian field hockey player. He competed in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal. [1]

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  1. "Tristan White biography".