Kyle Pontifex

Kyle Pontifex

Personal information
Full name	Kyle Marshall Pontifex
Born	(1980-02-05) 5 February 1980 (age 44) Wellington, New Zealand
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  New Zealand Oceania Cup 2015 Stratford Team Commonwealth Games 2010 Delhi Team Champions Challenge 2007 Boom Team

Kyle Marshall Pontifex (born 5 February 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand professional field hockey player. He plays as a goalkeeper. He earned his first cap for the New Zealand national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia.^[1]

Pontifex represented his country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London).^[1][2][3] He was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Basin Reserve in March 2022.^[4]

International senior tournaments

• 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2003 – Champions Challenge
• 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2004 – Summer Olympics
• 2004 – Champions Trophy
• 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2006 – Commonwealth Games
• 2006 – World Cup
• 2007 – Champions Challenge
• 2008 – Olympic Games
• 2012 – Olympic Games

References

1. "Kyle Pontifex Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Kyle Pontifex". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
3. "Kyle Pontifex". Olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 20 December 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
4. "The Queen's Baton Relay in New Zealand". Commonwealth Games – Birmingham 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.

External links

• Kyle Pontifex at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• Kyle Pontifex at Olympedia
• Kyle Pontifex at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)