Jennifer Susan Duck (born 31 July 1968 in

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, New Zealand) is a former

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player from New Zealand, who finished in sixth position with the women's national team,

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d ''Black Sticks'', at the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 1 ...

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. Two years earlier she was a member of the side that captured the bronze medal at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unprecedent ...

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References

New Zealand Olympic Committee
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