James Nation

James Henry Nation (born 23 September 1976, in Waipukurau) is a field hockey player from New Zealand who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia.^[1] The midfielder provides support at centre and left half and is also an attacking penalty corner option. He made his test debut in 2001, but did not make the team to the Commonwealth Games a year later. he had over 105 caps for the team and was a very experienced player in the squad at the time.

Nation represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in 2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing.^[1]^[2]

Nation plays representative hockey for Wellington and was part of the team that won the national title in 2002. The resident of Dunedin plays for Kings United Hockey club in the Otago premier men's league.

International senior tournaments

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

References

^ ^a ^b "James Nation Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "James Nation profile at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

External links

James Nation at Olympedia
James Nation at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
James Nation at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

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[oly-1] "James Nation Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[sr-2] "James Nation profile at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

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