Kayla Whitelock

Kayla Whitelock

Personal information
Born	30 October 1985 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position	Midfield
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
?–present	Central Mysticks
National team
2003–present	New Zealand	213	(52)
Medal record Women’s Field Hockey Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team competition 2014 Glasgow Tournament Champions Trophy 2011 Amstelveen Team Champions Challenge 2005 Virginia Beach Team 2009 Cape Town Team

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).^[2] She has competed in three Olympic Games (2004, 2008 and 2012), 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.^[3]

Whitelock was born in Palmerston North, and is of Rangitāne descent.^[4] She married Crusaders rugby player George Whitelock in December 2013.^[5]

Early Life

Kayla Whitelock took up hockey at the age of seven, as her school only played hockey, not her preferred sport, netball.[3]

International senior competitions

• 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania
• 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland
• 2004 – Olympic Games, Athens
• 2004 – Champions Trophy, Rosario
• 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach
• 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne
• 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome
• 2008 – Olympic Games, Beijing

References

1. "Kayla Sharland - London 2012 Olympics". Retrieved 10 August 2012.
2. "Kayla Sharland - Profile". Hockey New Zealand. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
3. "Glasgow 2014 - Kayla Whitelock Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
4. Tipene-Leach, Oriini (31 July 2014). "Day 7: Update on our Māori athletes in Glasgow". Television New Zealand. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
5. Lampp, Peter (17 December 2013). "Sharland warns of attrition". Manawatu Standard. Retrieved 14 June 2014.