Charlotte Harrison
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
31 July 1989 Palmerston North,New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club |
Southern Districts Hockey Club (Papatoetoe,Auckland)[2] | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Northland | |||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps (Gls) | |
| 2005– | New Zealand | 177 | (46) |
| Last updated on: 26 April 2013 (national)[3][4] | |||
Charlotte Harrison(born 31 July 1989) is a New Zealandfield hockeyplayer. She has competed for theNew Zealand women's national field hockey team(theBlack Sticks Women), including for the team at the2012and2016 Summer Olympicsand at the2006and2010 Commonwealth Games,and as a reserve for the team at the2008 Summer Olympics.[1][5][6]
Harrison was first selected for the Black Sticks Women in October 2005 on the back of her performance for Northland in theNational Hockey Leaguethat year. At the time, she was 16 years old, making her the youngest ever player selected for the Black Sticks Women.[7][8]She played her first match for the Black Sticks on 31 October 2005, againstAustraliainPakuranga,Auckland,as part of the 2005Oceania Cupand World Cup qualifier.[7]
Born inPalmerston Northto Steve[8]and Zanna Harrison,[9]Charlotte spent most of her early life living inWhangarei.She is ofMāoridescent, and affiliates to theNgāpuhiiwi.[10]She has two younger sisters:Samantha,who joined Charlotte playing for the Black Sticks Women in 2009, and Anita.[1][11]Despite Charlotte being two years older and three centimetres (1 in) shorter than her sister Samantha, once the two competed together for the Black Sticks, their similarities in appearance became apparent and were often mistaken for each other by commentators and match officials.[11][12]This was partially alleviated by Samantha dyeing her hair brown in mid-2010,[12]but within a year reverted to her natural blonde colour.
Harrison attendedWhangarei Girls' High School,[7][8][13]before later studying beauty therapy at theAuckland University of Technology.[1]As of August 2012[update],she resides on Auckland'sNorth Shorewhere she is employed as a beautician.[5]
At club level, Harrison is a member of the Southern Districts Hockey Club, based inPapatoetoe,Auckland.[14]In the National Hockey League, she is a member of the Northland women's team.[5][11]
References[edit]
- ^abcd"Charlotte Harrison - London 2012 Olympics".Archived fromthe originalon 24 May 2013.Retrieved3 August2012.
- ^Lee, Julian (14 July 2012)."Olympics: Hockey club churning out stars".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved24 August2012.
- ^"New Zealand Hockey Representatives - Women"(PDF).Hockey New Zealand. 26 April 2013.Retrieved4 May2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^"New Zealand Goal Scorers - Women"(PDF).Hockey New Zealand. 26 April 2013.Retrieved4 May2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^abc"Charlotte Harrison - Profile".Hockey New Zealand. Archived fromthe originalon 6 June 2012.Retrieved29 May2012.
- ^"Charlotte Harrison Bio, Stats, and Results".Olympics at Sports-Reference.com.Archived fromthe originalon 18 April 2020.Retrieved1 June2018.
- ^abc"Black Sticks name youngest ever player".International Hockey Federation. 18 October 2005.Retrieved17 August2012.
- ^abcThorley, Peter (18 October 2005)."The youngest ever Black Stick..."The Northern Advocate. Archived fromthe originalon 24 February 2013.Retrieved20 August2012.
- ^"2011 Sport yearender - New Zealand sport - Page 19".Fairfax Media (via Stuff.co.nz). 28 November 2011. Archived fromthe originalon 24 April 2012.Retrieved22 August2012.
- ^"43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics".Te Karere.5 August 2016.Retrieved6 August2016.
- ^abc"You can just call us Harrisons".The Dominion Post (via Stuff.co.nz). 12 August 2011.Retrieved15 August2012.
- ^ab"Harrison sisters key to Black Sticks hopes".3 News. 6 August 2010. Archived fromthe originalon 22 February 2013.Retrieved21 August2012.
- ^Eves, Tim (18 August 2006)."SCHOOL HOCKEY - Schools nail two national finals".The Northern Advocate.Retrieved17 August2012.
- ^Lee, Julian (14 July 2012)."Olympics: Hockey club churning out stars".The New Zealand Herald.Retrieved24 August2012.
External links[edit]
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- 1989 births
- Living people
- Field hockey players from Whangārei
- People educated at Whangārei Girls' High School
- New Zealand female field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Ngāpuhi people
- New Zealand Māori sportspeople
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- 20th-century New Zealand women
- 21st-century New Zealand women
- Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- Auckland University of Technology alumni