Kyle Marshall Pontifex (born 5 February 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand professional field hockey player. He plays as a goalkeeper. He earned his first cap for the New Zealand national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia.[1]
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| Full name | Kyle Marshall Pontifex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 February 1980 Wellington, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Pontifex represented his country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London).[1][2][3] He was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Basin Reserve in March 2022.[4]
International senior tournaments
edit- 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- 2003 – Champions Challenge
- 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- 2004 – Summer Olympics
- 2004 – Champions Trophy
- 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
- 2006 – Commonwealth Games
- 2006 – World Cup
- 2007 – Champions Challenge
- 2008 – Olympic Games
- 2012 – Olympic Games
References
edit- ^ a b "Kyle Pontifex Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kyle Pontifex". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
- ^ "Kyle Pontifex". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
- ^ "The Queen's Baton Relay in New Zealand". Commonwealth Games – Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
External links
edit- Kyle Pontifex at Olympedia
- Kyle Pontifex at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Kyle Pontifex at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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