Niniwa Roberts
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| Born |
Niniwa Kiri Rata Roberts 1 June 1976 Takapuna, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
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| ??–?? | Capital | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||
| 2001–2008 | New Zealand | 141 | (47) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 16 August 2012 (national)[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||
Niniwa Kiri Rata Roberts (born 1 June 1976) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women) between 2001 and 2008, including for the team at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
Niniwa has a younger sister, Aniwaka, who was selected for the Black Sticks Women in November 2012.[5]
International senior competitions
[edit]- 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen
- 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester
- 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau
- 2002 – World Cup, Perth
- 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania
- 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland
- 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens
- 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario
- 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach
- 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome
- 2008 – Summer Olympics, Beijing
References
[edit]- ^ "New Zealand Hockey Representatives – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ "New Zealand Goal Scorers – Women" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Niniwa Roberts". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 12 July 2017.
- ^ "Nin Roberts-Lang". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
- ^ Worthington, Sam (23 November 2012). "Roberts defies sickness to make Black Sticks". The Dominion Post (via Stuff.co.nz). Retrieved 17 June 2013.
External links
[edit]- Niniwa Roberts at Olympedia
- Niniwa Roberts at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Niniwa Roberts at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- New Zealand female field hockey players
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- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand
- Field hockey players from Auckland
- 20th-century New Zealand women
- 21st-century New Zealand women
- People from Takapuna
- New Zealand field hockey biography stubs