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Exploring the Legacy of Māori Hockey Players in Olympic History

KAYLA WHITELOCK Olympian

NOTABLE PERFORMANCES TO DATE BY MĀORI ATHLETES

Kayla WHITELOCK (nee Sharland) Rangitane competed in her third (3) Summer Olympics – 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, 2016 Rio in Hockey. Was selected for the Tokyo Olympics but was injured before departure.

 

OFFICIALS (ĀPIHA) REFEREES (KAIWAWAO) COACHES (KAIAKO)

Amber CHURCH Te Aitanga ā Māhaki Hockey Referee. Church was an umpire at the 2016 Rio Olympics, the Tokyo Olympics of 2021, the Paris Olympics 2024, and the International Hockey Federation female umpire of the year for 2021/22.

 


1984 LOS ANGELES SUMMER OLYMPICS USA

Harina KOHERE HOCKEY

 

1992 BARCELONA SUMMER OLYMPICS SPAIN

Tina BELL-KAKE Ngati Pukenga, Whakatohea HOCKEY

*Sapphire COOPER Ngāti Rongomaiwahine, HOCKEY

*Robin MATHEWS HOCKEY

 

2000 SYDNEY SUMMER OLYMPICS AUSTRALIA

Tina BELL-KAKE Ngati Pukenga, Whakatohea HOCKEY

Diana TE AWA HOCKEY

Caryn PAEWAI HOCKEY

Skippy HAMAHONA HOCKEY

 

2004 ATHENS SUMMER OLYMPICS GREECE

Niniwa ROBERTS-LANG Ngai Tuhoe WOMENS HOCKEY

Tara DRYSDALE Rangitane, Ngati Kahungunu WOMENS HOCKEY

Kayla SHARLAND Rangitane WOMENS HOCKEY

Lizzy IGASAN Ngapuhi WOMENS HOCKEY

Diana TE AWA HOCKEY

Bevan HARI Ngati Rangitihi MENS HOCKEY

David KOSOOF Ngati Porou MENS HOCKEY

 

2008 BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPICS CHINA

Tara DRYSDALE Rangitane, Ngati Kahungunu HOCKEY

Lizzy IGASAN Ngapuhi HOCKEY

Caryn PAEWAI Ngati Kahungunu HOCKEY

Niniwa ROBERTS Ngai Tuhoe HOCKEY

Kayla SHARLAND Rangitane HOCKEY

Anita WAWATAI Ngai Tamanuhiri HOCKEY

David KOSOOF Ngati Porou HOCKEY

Krystal FORGESSION Ngai Tahu HOCKEY

 

2012 LONDON SUMMER OLYMPICS UNITED KINGDOM

Charlotte HARRISON Ngapuhi HOCKEY

Samantha HARRISON Ngapuhi HOCKEY

Kayla SHARLAND Rangitane HOCKEY (Capt)

Gemma FLYNN Te Arawa HOCKEY

Katie GLYNN Ngati Whatua HOCKEY

Melody COOPER Rangitane HOCKEY

Krystal FORGESSON Ngati Whatua HOCKEY

Alana MILLINGTON Ngapuhi HOCKEY

Blair HILTON Tainui HOCKEY

Andy HAYWARD Te Arawa HOCKEY

 

2016 RIO SUMMER OLYMPICS BRAZIL

Hockey Women – Haupoi Wāhine

Kayla WHITELOCK (c) Rangitane HOCKEY

Gemma FLYNN Tainui HOCKEY

Charlotte HARRISON Ngaphui HOCKEY

Blair HILTON HOCKEY

Hockey Men – Haupoi Tāne

Blair HILTON Ngapuhi HOCKEY

Kane RUSSELL Ngapuhi HOCKEY

 

2020 TOKYO SUMMER OLYMPICS JAPAN

Hockey Men – Haupoi Tāne

Stephen JENNESS TBC Hockey Men

Kane RUSSELL Ngāpuhi Hockey Men

Hockey Women – Haupoi Wāhine

Katie DOAR Ngāti Rangi Hockey Women

 

2024 PARIS SUMMER OLYMPICS FRANCE

Isaac HOULBROOKE Ngāi Tahu HOCKEY

Kane RUSSELL   Ngāpuhi HOCKEY

 

*Updated by NZMH

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