Piki Hamahona

Piki Te Ora Hamahona (born 29 May 1982)^[1] is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who played as a forward.^[2]

Piki Hamahona

Personal information
Full name	Piki Te Ora Hamahona
Born	(1982-05-29) 29 May 1982 (age 42) Whanganui, New Zealand
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
2004	Tassie Van Demons
2005–2008	NSW Arrows
2009	Southern Suns
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	New Zealand U–21	11	(4)
2001–2010	New Zealand	45	(6)
Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  Australia Oceania Cup 2001 New Zealand Team 2003 Australia/New Zealand Team

Personal life

While being born and raised in Whanganui, Hamahona resides in Wollongong, on the East Coast of Australia.^[1][3]

Piki Hamahona is the younger sister of former New Zealand international, Marama Hamahona.^[4]

Career

Domestic hockey

Hamahona has appeared in both Australia and New Zealand's national hockey leagues, the AHL and Ford NHL.^[5][6]

International hockey

Under–21

In 2000, Hamahona was a member of the New Zealand U–21 at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. At the tournament, Hamahona won a silver medal.^[7]

The following year Hamahona represented the team again, at the 2001 FIH Junior World Cup in Buenos Aires, where the team finished 5th.^[8]

Black Sticks

Hamahona made her debut for the Black Sticks in 2001.^[1]

Her first major tournament with the national team was in 2002, at the FIH Champions Trophy in Macau. She represented the team later that year at the FIH World Cup in Perth.^[2]

Following a six-year hiatus from the national squad, Hamahona was recalled to the squad in 2009.^[9]

References

1. "Piki Te Ora Hamahona". hockeynz.co.nz. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
2. "HAMAHONA Piki". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
3. "Hot contest as women's ladder leaders shape up". illawarramercury.com.au. Illawarra Mercury. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
4. "Manawatu sports teams excel despite being low in the population rankings". stuff.co.nz. stuff. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
5. "Three Canterbury Players Named For Black Sticks Women's Trials". websites.sportstg.com. Canterbury Hockey. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
6. "Hockey". clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
7. "Women's Hockey Australia Annual Report 2000" (PDF). clearinghouseforsport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
8. "Women's Junior 2001". todor66.com. Todor66. Retrieved 13 May 2020.
9. "Hockey: Douglas, Hamahona get recalls". The New Zealand Herald. New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 13 May 2020.

External links

• Piki Hamahona at the International Hockey Federation