Brett Leaver (born 12 January 1970) is a former

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player from

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, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team,

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d ''Black Sticks'', at the

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, Spain and finished his career with 157 test caps. He was born in

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. Achieving high in sports and getting awards, he became an athlete at

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and then carried it on until he became an Olympian for New Zealand.

References

New Zealand Olympic Committee

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* New Zealand male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Olympic field hockey players of New Zealand 1970 births Living people Field hockey players from Auckland People educated at Otahuhu College Commonwealth Games competitors for New Zealand 20th-century New Zealand people 21st-century New Zealand people {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub