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New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...

's men's national field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 team. They upset Australia to win gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...

 in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold.

Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
Field hockey was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London, with six teams, including four from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland....

  • 1956 – Sixth place
  • 1960 – Fifth place
  • 1964 – Unclassified
  • 1968 – Seventh place
  • 1972 – Ninth place
  • 1976 –
  • 1984 – Seventh place
  • 1992 – Eighth place
  • 2004 – Sixth place
  • 2008 - Seventh place

World Cup
Hockey World Cup
The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...

  • 1973 – Seventh place
  • 1975 – Seventh place
  • 1982 – Seventh place
  • 1986 – Ninth place
  • 1998 – Tenth place
  • 2002 – Ninth place
  • 2006 – Eighth place
  • 2010 – Ninth place

Champions Trophy

  • 1978 – Fourth place
  • 1983 – Sixth place
  • 1984 – Fifth place
  • 2004 – Sixth place
  • 2010 - Sixth place

Champions Challenge

  • 2003 – Fourth place
  • 2007 –
  • 2009 -

Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

  • 1998
    Men's Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
    *Thursday 10 September 1998*Saturday 12 September 1998*Monday 14 September 1998*Tuesday 15 September 1998*Wednesday 16 September 1998*Thursday 17 September 1998-Pool B:All times local *Wednesday 9 September 1998...

     – No ranking
  • 2002
    Men's Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
    *Sunday 2002-07-28*Tuesday 2002-07-30-Pool 2:*Saturday 2002-07-27*Sunday 2002-07-28*Tuesday 2002-07-30-Play-offs:*Wednesday 2002-07-31*Friday 2002-08-02*Sunday 2002-08-04-Final ranking:-References:*...

     –
  • 2006 – Fifth place
  • 2010
    Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
    The field hockey event for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium from 4 October to 14 October 2010.- Medalists :- Umpires :Twelve umpires for the men's event were appointed by the Commonwealth Games Federation.- Pool A :...

     –

Oceania Hockey Cup
Oceania Cup
The Oceania Cup is an international men's and women's field hockey competition organised by Oceania Hockey Federation . It is held every two years to determine which teams will receive an automatic berth to the Hockey World Cup and Summer Olympic Games....

  • 1999 –
  • 2001 –
  • 2003 –
  • 2005 –
  • 2007
    2007 Oceania Cup
    The 2007 Oceania Cup is the 5th tournament of Oceania Cup field hockey tournament. It was held in Buderim, Queensland, Australia from 11 September to 16 September 2007. The champions of the tournament, as well as the second placed women's team, will also awarded a place in the 2008 Beijing Olympic...

     –
  • 2009 –
  • 2011
    2011 Oceania Cup
    The 2011 Oceania Cup was held from 6–9 October in Hobart, Australia. Three teams were named to compete in the men's tournament, while only two women teams participated after Fiji withdrew. Both, Australia and New Zealand are therefore already qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics...

     –

Notable players

  • Paul Ackerley
  • Scott Anderson
  • Jeff Archibald
  • Ryan Archibald
  • Nick Wilson
  • Simon Child
  • Hayden Shaw
  • Phillip Burrows
  • Jack Judge

Current team

  • Kyle Pontifex
  • Andy Hayward
  • Dean Couzins
  • Hayden Shaw
  • Blair Hopping
  • Blair Tarrant
  • Shea McAleese
  • Ryan Archibald
  • Bradley Shaw
  • Steve Edwards
  • Nick Haig
  • Hugo Inglis
  • Arun Panchia
  • Nick Wilson
  • Joel Baker
  • Simon Child
  • Phillip Burrows
  • Blair Hilton
  • Stephen Jenness

External links

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