John Hansen Christensen (born 29 April 1948) is a former

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player who was a member of the

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that won the gold at the

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. He was born in

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* 1948 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players New Zealand field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Christchurch Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub