Stephen Jenness (born 7 June 1990) is a New Zealand

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player. At the

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and

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, he competed for the

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in the men's tournament. He was part of the New Zealand teams that won silver at the

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, and bronze at the

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. He has also played at the

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and 2012 Champions Trophies. He made his debut for the national team in 2010, having taken up hockey at school at the age of 7.

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* * 1990 births Living people New Zealand male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Lower Hutt Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand people Medallists at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub