Samantha Child Explained

Samantha Child
Birth Date:7 December 1991
Birth Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Height:1.74 m
Weight:66 kg
Position:Defender
Currentclub:Midlands
Years1:2009
Clubs1:Midlands
Years2:2010
Clubs2:Canterbury
Years3:2011-
Clubs3:Midlands
Nationalyears1:2010–2024
Nationalteam1:New Zealand
Nationalcaps1:277
Nationalgoals1:9

Samantha Child (née Charlton, born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women), including for the team at the 2012, 2016 and 2020 Summer Olympics.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Life

Born in Wellington, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in Tauranga and attended Otumoetai College.[7], she resides in Auckland, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany.

She was part of the New Zealand teams that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Overall, she competed in more than 250 games for New Zealand.

She married fellow New Zealand hockey player Marcus Child.

She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.[8]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 31 October 2013 6–0 25–0 2013 Women's Oceania Cup
2. 3 November 2013 4–0 26–0
3. 25–0
4. 11 October 2017 30–0 33–0 2017 Women's Oceania Cup
5. 6 April 2018 Gold Coast, Australia 3–0 12–0 2018 Commonwealth Games

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sam Charlton – Hockey New Zealand . 10 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130208132120/http://www.hockeynz.co.nz/samcharlton/ . 8 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Samantha Charlton – London 2012 Olympics . 10 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120809170151/http://www.london2012.com/athlete/charlton-samantha-1124893/ . 9 August 2012 .
  3. Web site: New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women . Hockey New Zealand . 24 April 2014 . 14 June 2014 . 3 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225856/http://www.hockeynz.co.nz/Portals/30/Images/2014 . dead .
  4. Web site: New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women . Hockey New Zealand . 24 April 2014 . 14 June 2014 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053304/http://www.hockeynz.co.nz/Portals/30/Images/2014 . dead .
  5. Web site: 2016-02-09 . Samantha Charlton . 2023-05-20 . New Zealand Olympic Team . en.
  6. Web site: Samantha Charlton at Olympics.com . 20 May 2023 . olympics.com.
  7. News: Tauranga teen faces testing debut . Martin . Lang . 17 September 2008 . Bay of Plenty Times . 20 June 2013.
  8. Web site: Team Details New Zealand . tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . 8.