Amy Robinson (born 19 February 1996) is a two-sport star for New Zealand. She plays

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

for New Zealand and is also a National Field and Track Athlete.

Early life and education

Amy Robinson was born in

Tauranga, New Zealand Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...

. Robinson started participating in athletics at age 4. She started playing field hockey in primary school. Growing up, Robinson played for Tauranga Girls' College and later junior Tauranga alongside future Black Sticks teammate Frances Davies. While in college, Robinson continued to participate in athletics, field hockey, and volleyball. She earned a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

in Sport and Recreation.

Career

In field hockey, Robinson plays the position of striker. She was on New Zealand's field hockey team for the

2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Youth Olympic Games, Summer Youth Olympic Games, an ...

. She was also on New Zealand's Under-21 team for the field hockey 2016 Junior World Cup. She was added to the

New Zealand women's national field hockey team The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 201 ...

, known as the Black Sticks, in late 2016. Robinson scored a goal in her first game for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League. She also plays field hockey for the Midlands team. In 2016, Robinson was awarded the Bay of Plenty Junior Sportswoman of the Year. Outside of hockey, Robinson teaches at Tauranga Intermediate. Robinson's primary sport is field hockey, although she also competes in athletics and volleyball. In 2013 she set a New Zealand Under-17 record in 300 m hurdles. She also played for New Zealand's Under-17 beach volleyball team and Under-18 volleyball team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Amy Living people New Zealand women's volleyball players New Zealand female field hockey players Sportspeople from Tauranga Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics 1996 births Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey 21st-century New Zealand women Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games