Emma Ponthieu
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| Born |
9 March 1996 Lille, France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Racing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | France U–21 | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | France | 80 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Emma Ponthieu is a French field hockey player.[1][2]
In 2024, she became an Olympian, representing France at the XXXIII Olympic Games in Paris.[3]
Early life
[edit]Emma Ponthieu was born on the 9th of March 1996, in Lille, France.[4][1][5][6]
Her father, Jean Louis, and brother, Theophile, have also represented France in international competition.[7][6]
Career
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]Ponthieu currently competes in the ION Hockey League in Belgium,[8] where she represents Racing.[9]
Under–21
[edit]In 2014, Ponthieu made her debut for the French U–21 team. She was a member of the squad at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in Waterloo.[10]
Throughout her final years in the national junior squad, 2016 and 2017, Ponthieu was the appointed captain of the team. She captained the team at both the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, and the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship in Valencia.[11][10]
Senior national team
[edit]Ponthieu made her senior debut in 2015, earning her first international caps during Round Two of the 2014–15 FIH World League in Montevideo.[10]
Since making her senior debut, Ponthieu has been a regular inclusion in the French national squad. She has medalled with the team at numerous EuroHockey Championships.[10] She won gold at the 2019 EuroHockey Championship III in Lipovci and the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II in Prague, as well as silver at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II, also in Prague.[12]
Since 2016, Ponthieu has been captain of the national squad.[13][14]
International goals
[edit]| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 February 2015 | Cancha Celeste, Montevideo, Uruguay |  Trinidad and Tobago |
6–1 | 6–1 | 2014–15 FIH World League Round 2 | [15] |
| 2 | 23 January 2024 | SACS Boys' School, Cape Town, South Africa |  South Africa |
1–1 | 2–2 | Test Match | [16] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "EMMA PONTHIEU". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "PONTHIEU Emma". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "Team Details – France". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Team Details – France". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "JO de Paris 2024 - Emma Ponthieu: "Financièrement, c'est compliqué mais je ne veux pas avoir de regret"". francebleu.fr (in French). France Bleu. 28 September 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Hockey : Les Ponthieu, cette famille qui contribue aux succès du Lille MHC". lavoixdunord.fr (in French). La Voix du Nord. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "PONTHIEU". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Emma Ponthieu, Olympic year". ionhockeyleague.be (in French). ION Hockey League. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "DAMES". royalracing1891.be (in French). Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "PONTHIEU Emma". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "FIH Hockey Junior World Cup – Press Pack" (PDF). tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Competitions Archive" (PDF). eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
- ^ "JO 2024. "Il faut faire des sacrifices pour y arriver": le hockey féminin sur gazon se prépare pour Paris". france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr (in French). France Info. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Emma Ponthieu: « Une infrastructure incroyable »". sportmag.fr (in French). SPORTMAG. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "France 6–1 Trinidad and Tobago". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "South Africa 2–2 France". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
External links
[edit]- Emma Ponthieu at the International Hockey Federation
- Emma Ponthieu at the European Hockey Federation
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