Playing position Name Kayla Whitelock Years Team Role Field Hockey player | ?–present Central Mysticks Height 1.74 m 2003–present New Zealand Weight 73 kg | |
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Born 30 October 1985 (age 38) Palmerston North, New Zealand ( 1985-10-30 ) Profiles |
Kayla Whitelock
Kayla Marie Whitelock (née Sharland, born 30 October 1985) is a New Zealand field hockey player, and former captain of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women). She has competed in four Olympic Games (2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016), three Commonwealth Games (2006, 2010 and 2014) and two Hockey World Cups (2010 and 2014). She was named on the FIH's All-Star Team in 2010 and was Hockey New Zealand's player of the year in 2012.
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Whitelock was born in Palmerston North, and is of Rangitāne descent. She married Crusaders rugby player George Whitelock in December 2013.
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Early life
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Whitelock took up hockey at the age of seven, as her school only played hockey, not her preferred sport, netball.
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International senior competitions
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References
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