Black Sticks Men

Black Sticks Men
New Zealand
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Nickname Black Sticks
Association New Zealand Hockey Federation
Confederation Oceania Hockey Federation
Coach Shane McLeod
Assistant coach Greg Nicol
Manager Kevin Marr
Captain Phillip Burrows
FIH ranking 7th
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First kit
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Second kit

The Black Sticks Men are New Zealand's men's national field hockey team. They upset Australia to win gold at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, becoming the first non-Asian/European team to clinch the gold.

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Participations

Summer Olympics

  • 1956 – Sixth place
  • 1960 – Fifth place
  • 1964 – Unclassified
  • 1968 – Seventh place
  • 1972 – Ninth place
  • 1976 – Gold medal icon.svg
  • 1984 – Seventh place
  • 1992 – Eighth place
  • 2004 – Sixth place
  • 2008 - Seventh place

World Cup

  • 1973 – Seventh place
  • 1975 – Seventh place
  • 1982 – Seventh place
  • 1986 – Ninth place
  • 1998 – Tenth place
  • 2002 – Ninth place
  • 2006 – Eighth place
  • 2010 – Ninth place

Champions Trophy

  • 1978 – Fourth place
  • 1983 – Sixth place
  • 1984 – Fifth place
  • 2004 – Sixth place
  • 2010 - Sixth place

Champions Challenge

  • 2003 – Fourth place
  • 2007 – Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2009 - Gold medal icon.svg

Commonwealth Games

  • 1998 – No ranking
  • 2002Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2006 – Fifth place
  • 2010 – Bronze medal icon.svg

Oceania Hockey Cup

  • 1999 – Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2001 – Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2003 – Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2005 – Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2007Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2009 – Silver medal icon.svg
  • 2011 – Silver medal icon.svg

Notable players

  • Paul Ackerley
  • Scott Anderson
  • Jeff Archibald
  • Ryan Archibald
  • Nick Wilson
  • Simon Child
  • Hayden Shaw
  • Phillip Burrows
  • Jack Judge

Current team

  • Kyle Pontifex
  • Andy Hayward
  • Dean Couzins
  • Hayden Shaw
  • Blair Hopping
  • Blair Tarrant
  • Shea McAleese
  • Ryan Archibald
  • Bradley Shaw
  • Steve Edwards
  • Nick Haig
  • Hugo Inglis
  • Arun Panchia
  • Nick Wilson
  • Joel Baker
  • Simon Child
  • Phillip Burrows
  • Blair Hilton
  • Stephen Jenness

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