Kyle Pontifex

Personal information

Born

5 February 1985
Wellington, New Zealand

Medal record

Men’s Field Hockey
Representing New Zealand
Champions Challenge
	2007 Boom	Team Competition

Kyle Marshall Pontifex (born 5 February 1985 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 native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing), and in 2012 (London).^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

1 2 "Kyle Pontifex Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
↑ "Kyle Pontifex profile at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
↑ "Kyle Pontifex Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Retrieved 25 October 2012.

International senior tournaments

2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2003 – Champions Challenge
2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
2004 – Summer Olympics
2004 – Champions Trophy
2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
2006 – Commonwealth Games
2006 – World Cup
2007 – Champions Challenge
2008 – Olympic Games
2012 – Olympic Games

Kyle Pontifex – International Tournaments

New Zealand squad – 2003 Champions Challenge

1 Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Henwood 10 Archibald 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 21 Collins 24 Brooks Coach: Oscroft

New Zealand squad – 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 13 Puna 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns

New Zealand squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 6th place

1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns

New Zealand squad – 2004 Champions Trophy

1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 12 B. Shaw 13 Puna 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns

New Zealand squad – 2006 Commonwealth Games

4 Smith 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 20 Nation 21 Collins 24 Brooks 25 McAleese 30 Collier Coach: K. Towns

New Zealand squad – 2006 FIH World Cup

2 Patel 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 20 Nation 21 Collins 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks 25 McAleese 28 Petherick 30 Collier Coach: K. Towns

New Zealand squad – 2007 Champions Challenge

3 Kosoof 4 Haig 5 Hayward 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Henwood 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 14 Burrows 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 21 Collins 22 Stephenson 30 Collier 31 Edwards Coach: McLeod

New Zealand squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 7th place

3 Kosoof 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Henwood 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 20 Nation 24 Brooks 25 McAleese 30 Collier 31 Edwards Coach: McLeod

New Zealand squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 9th place

4 Haig 5 Hayward 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Hilton 10 Archibald 12 Shaw 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 25 McAleese 27 Jenness 28 Petherick 29 Inglis 31 Edwards 32 Wilson Coach: McLeod

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