David Kosoof
Encyclopedia
David William Kosoof (born 26 July 1978 in Rotorua
) is a field hockey
striker from New Zealand
, who finished in sixth position with the Men's National Team, nickname
d Black Sticks, at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece.
He was the final player named in the Athens Olympics team after Ryan Archibald failed last minute fitness testing. Kosoof made his debut for New Zealand in 2001 and was a member of the silver medal winning team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
in Manchester
.
Rotorua
Rotorua is a city on the southern shores of the lake of the same name, in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand. The city is the seat of the Rotorua District, a territorial authority encompassing the city and several other nearby towns...
) is a 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...
striker from New Zealand
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...
, who finished in sixth position with the Men's National Team, nickname
Nickname
A nickname is "a usually familiar or humorous but sometimes pointed or cruel name given to a person or place, as a supposedly appropriate replacement for or addition to the proper name.", or a name similar in origin and pronunciation from the original name....
d Black Sticks, at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Field Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
in Athens, Greece.
He was the final player named in the Athens Olympics team after Ryan Archibald failed last minute fitness testing. Kosoof made his debut for New Zealand in 2001 and was a member of the silver medal winning team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
2002 Commonwealth Games
The 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
.