Mitesh Patel

Mitesh Patel

Personal information
Born	(1976-05-09) 9 May 1976
Medal record Men’s Field Hockey Competitor for  New Zealand Commonwealth Games Silver 2002 Manchester Team Competition

Mitesh Kishorbhai Patel (born 9 May 1976 in Gujarat, India) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1998. He is nicknamed "Meat Dish" or "Petal".^[1] Patel earned a total number of 135 caps during his career.

International Senior Tournaments

• 1998 – Commonwealth Games
• 2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2001 – World Cup Qualifying Tournament
• 2002 – World Cup
• 2002 – Commonwealth Games
• 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2003 – Champions Challenge
• 2004 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2004 – Summer Olympics
• 2004 – Champions Trophy
• 2006 – World Cup

References

• sports-reference
• NZ caps

Mitesh Patel – International Tournaments New Zealand squad – 1998 Commonwealth Games 1 Timlin 2 Gosling 3 D. Smith 4 Parag 5 McIndoe 6 Hastie 7 Leaver 8 Buckley 9 Robinson 10 Archibald 11 Towns 12 Gill 13 Patel 14 Hari 15 Anderson 16 Bevin Coach: Cahill New Zealand squad – 2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 Towns 2 Patel 4 D. Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Hastie 7 Reynold 9 Leaver 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 G. Russ 13 C. Russ 14 Hari 15 Anderson 17 Woolford 18 Burrows 19 Timlin 20 Gill Coach: — New Zealand squad – 2001 World Cup Qualifying Tournament 1 Towns 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Leaver 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 Puna 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 18 Burrows 20 Gill Coach: — New Zealand squad – 2002 FIH World Cup 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 Puna 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 17 Robinson 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Gill 23 Stafford Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2002 Commonwealth Games 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 24 Stafford Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2003 Champions Challenge 1 Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Henwood 10 Archibald 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 21 Collins 24 Brooks Coach: Oscroft New Zealand squad – 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 13 Puna 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 6th place 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2004 Champions Trophy 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 12 B. Shaw 13 Puna 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2006 FIH World Cup 2 Patel 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 20 Nation 21 Collins 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks 25 McAleese 28 Petherick 30 Collier Coach: K. Towns