Kate ("Tiki") Barber (born November 22, 1976 in

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) is a

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forward and midfield player from the

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, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1998 by scoring two goals in a 3-3 draw with New Zealand. The former student of Unionville High School and the

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was a member of the team, that won the silver medal at the

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, Manitoba, Canada.Profile on US Field Hockey
/ref> She was the captain of the American field hockey team which competed in the

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. It was the first Olympics for which the

had qualified since the

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. She was once interviewed on the

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'' by

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player,

Tiki Barber Atiim Kiambu "Tiki" Barber (; born April 7, 1975) is an American former football running back who played for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) for ten seasons. He played college football for the University of Virginia. B ...

, where it was revealed that she received her nickname "Tiki" because of ''his'' nickname. They were contemporary athletes in the

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. Since he was a headlining football player at the

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at the time of her success at the University of North Carolina, her teammates began calling her "Tiki" as well. The nickname persisted into her international career.

International Senior Tournaments

* 1998 –

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, Utrecht, The Netherlands (8th) * 1999 –

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, Winnipeg, Canada (2nd) * 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes, England (6th) * 2001 – Pan American Cup, Kingston, Jamaica (2nd) * 2002 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg, South Africa (5th) * 2002 – USA vs India WC Qualifying Series, Cannock, England (1st) * 2002 –

, Perth, Australia (9th) * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania, Italy (5th) * 2003 –

, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (2nd) * 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland, New Zealand (6th) * 2004 – Pan American Cup, Bridgetown, Barbados (2nd) * 2005 – Champions Challenge, Virginia Beach, United States (5th) * 2006 – World Cup Qualifier, Rome, Italy (4th) * 2006 –

, Madrid, Spain (6th) * 2007 –

, Rio de Janeiro (2nd) * 2008 –

, Beijing, China (8th)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, Kate 1976 births Living people Sportspeople from West Chester, Pennsylvania American female field hockey players Sportspeople from Pennsylvania North Carolina Tar Heels field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2007 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for the United States Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States Pan American Games medalists in field hockey Female field hockey midfielders Female field hockey forwards Medalists at the 2007 Pan American Games 21st-century American women