Samantha Charlton

Charlton (right) at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Born (1991-12-07) 7 December 1991
Wellington, New Zealand
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Defence / Midfield
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009
2011–		 Midlands
2010 Canterbury
National team
2010– New Zealand 88 (4)
Medal record
Commonwealth Games
2014 Glasgow Team
Last updated on: 24 April 2014 (national)[2][3]

Samantha "Sam" Charlton (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has compteted for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women), including for the team at the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College.[5] As of August 2012, she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany.[1][4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Samantha Charlton – London 2012 Olympics". Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  2. ↑ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
  4. 1 2 "Sam Charlton – Hockey New Zealand". Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Lang, Martin (17 September 2008). "Tauranga teen faces testing debut". Bay of Plenty Times. Retrieved 20 June 2013.


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