David Staniforth (field hockey)

David Staniforth

Personal information
Born	April 5, 1976
Medal record Men’s Field Hockey Competitor for  South Africa Champions Challenge 2001 Kuala Lumpur Team 2003 Johannesburg Team

David Staniforth (born April 5, 1976 in Durban) is a field hockey goalkeeper from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The goalie plays for a provincial team called KwaZulu Natal Raiders.

Staniforth was named South African Hockey's Male Personality of the Year for 2002. He made the match-winning save from Belgian player, Jean-Philippe Brulé's flick in a penalty shoot-out to decide the final Olympic qualifying place for the 2004 Athens Games. Staniforth was substituted into the game specifically for the penalty shoot-out after the game had ended at 2-2 and the golden goal period remained scoreless.

He currently plays for English side Fareham Hockey Club, in Hampshire and coaches the University of Southampton's male and female hockey teams.

International senior tournaments

• 2001 – Champions Challenge, Kuala Lumpur (2nd)
• 2002 – World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (13th)
• 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (4th)
• 2003 – All-Africa Games, Abuja (2nd)
• 2003 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd)
• 2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Madrid (7th)
• 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (10th)
• 2005 – Champions Challenge, Alexandria (5th)

References

• sports-reference

South Africa squad – 2001 Champions Challenge 1 Hibbert 3 Bond 4 Jackson (c) 5 Fulton 6 Jacobs 8 Murray 10 Cullen 11 Abrahams 12 King 14 Forbes 15 Chree 16 Key 17 Gallagher 22 Staniforth 26 Dolley 27 Bam Coach: Pullen

South Africa squad – 2002 Commonwealth Games 1 Staniforth 4 Jackson (c) 5 Fulton 6 Jacobs 7 Clark 8 Nicol 9 Smith 10 Cullen 11 Abrahams 12 King 13 Evans 15 Chree 16 Bam 18 Denne 19 Hibbert 26 Dolley Coach: Pullen

South Africa squad – 2003 Champions Challenge 1 Staniforth 3 Forbes 4 Jackson (c) 5 Fulton 6 Jacobs 7 Clark 8 Evans 9 Smith 10 Cullen 12 King 13 Evans 14 Rose-Innes 15 Chree 16 Bam 17 Basson 18 Denne 19 Hibbert 20 Van der Merwe Coach: Revington

South Africa squad – 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 Staniforth 3 Forbes 4 Jackson (c) 5 Fulton 6 Jacobs 7 Clark 8 Evans 9 Smith 11 Abrahams 13 Evans 14 Rose-Innes 16 Bam 17 Basson 18 Denne 19 Hibbert 22 Symons 25 Ravenscroft 29 Nicol Coach: Revington

South Africa squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 10th place 1 Staniforth 4 Jackson (c) 5 Fulton 6 Jacobs 7 Clark 8 Evans 9 Smith 10 Paul 13 Evans 14 Rose-Innes 18 Denne 19 Hibbert 20 Symons 25 Ravenscroft 26 Dolley 27 Nicol Coach: Revington

South Africa squad – 2005 Champions Challenge 1 Staniforth 2 Katz 3 Ravenscroft (c) 5 Smith 7 Gallagher 8 Madsen 10 Paul 11 Meyer 12 Carr 13 Phillips 14 Rose-Innes 15 Cronje 17 Paul 19 Du Plessis 20 McInroy 21 Tsolekile 22 Symons Coach: Revington