Kyle Pontifex
Personal information
Full nameKyle Marshall Pontifex
Born (1980-02-05) 5 February 1980
Wellington, New Zealand
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place2015 StratfordTeam
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Team
Champions Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2007 Boom Team

Kyle Marshall Pontifex (born 5 February 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand professional field hockey player. He plays as a goalkeeper. He earned his first cap for the New Zealand national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia.[1]

Pontifex represented his country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London).[1][2][3] He was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Basin Reserve in March 2022.[4]

International senior tournaments

References

  1. 1 2 "Kyle Pontifex Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kyle Pontifex". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  3. "Kyle Pontifex". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. "The Queen's Baton Relay in New Zealand". Commonwealth Games – Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.


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