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Erin Hunter (field hockey)

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Erin Christie
Test field hockey: South Africa v Germany 26 November 2023
Personal information
Born Erin Hunter
(1992-03-20) 20 March 1992 (age 32)
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club WPCC[1]
Senior career
Years Team
?-2017 Spar KZN Raiders
2017-2022 Southern Gauteng
2023- WP
?-2022 Crusaders
2023- WPCC
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2013 South Africa u21 6 (0)
2014–2024 South Africa 113 (9)
Medal record
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ismailia
Last updated on: 19 Noverber 2024

Erin Christie (née Hunter;[2] born 20 March 1992) is a South African field hockey player for the South African national team.[3]

International career

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She participated at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[4][5]

She was captain for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[6][7][8]

She retired from her international career post the Olympic Games.[9]

Personal life

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In 2015, she graduated from Stellenbosch University with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education and now teaches Physical Science at Rand Park High School in Johannesburg.[6]

In 2019 she married Andrew Hilton Christie.[clarification needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Western Province Hockey Union - WP Provincial Team Announcement 2023". www.wphockey.org.za. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Alumna Erin Christie captains SA's Olympic hockey team". Stellenbosch University. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  3. ^ 2018 Commonwealth Games profile
  4. ^ "SA Women's Hockey Squad named for the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup". sahockey.co.za. 7 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Hockey Women's World Cup 2018: Team Details United States". FIH. p. 14.
  6. ^ a b "News - Alumna Erin Christie captains SA's Olympic..." www.sun.ac.za. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  7. ^ "SA Hockey Squads Selected - South African Hockey Association". www.sahockey.co.za. Archived from the original on 27 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  8. ^ Mohamed, Ashfak. "SA Women's hockey to fight for their lives at Tokyo Olympics". www.iol.co.za. Retrieved 29 May 2022.
  9. ^ "South African Women's Hockey Says Goodbye to Two Icons of the Game". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
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