Clinton Panther (born 13 February 1991,

Port Elizabeth Gqeberha (), formerly Port Elizabeth and colloquially often referred to as P.E., is a major seaport and the most populous city in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. It is the seat of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, Sou ...

) is a South African

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 ci ...

player. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

he competed with the

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in the men's tournament. He also represented South Africa at the

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and

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

Personal life

His brother,

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, has also represented South Africa internationally in hockey. He studied finance at the

University of Johannesburg The University of Johannesburg (UJ) is a public university located in Johannesburg, South Africa. The University of Johannesburg came into existence on 1 January 2005 as the result of a merger between the Rand Afrikaans University (RAU), the Te ...

and won Gauteng Sportsman of the Year in 2014. He is Investment Specialist at

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* 1991 births Living people Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of South Africa South African male field hockey players People from Port Elizabeth Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa University of Johannesburg alumni 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub