- Paul Woolford
Paul Matthew Woolford (born
June 1 ,1977 inAuckland ) is a field hockey player fromNew Zealand , who earned his first cap for the national team,nickname d "The Black Sticks", in1999 . He won a silver medal at the2002 Commonwealth Games inManchester . Woodford has more than fifty caps to his name and plays national league hockey for Auckland.Woolford has been The Kiwi's number one goalkeeper since 2002. He won
2004 "New Zealand Player of the Year". His ability to put pressure on some of the best flickers in the world has earned New Zealand one of the best international defensive penalty corner records. Woolford’s reactions are very quick.International Senior Tournaments
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2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
* 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
*2002 – World Cup
* 2002 – Commonwealth Games
*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 CupReferences
* [http://www.hockeynz.co.nz/ New Zealand Hockey]
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