Samantha Charlton (born 7 December 1991) is a New Zealand

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player. She has competed for the

New Zealand women's national field hockey team The New Zealand women's national field hockey team is also known as the Black Sticks Women. The team's best performances include a gold medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games, a third placing at the 201 ...

(the ''Black Sticks Women''), including for the team at the

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and

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Life

Born in

Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...

, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in

Tauranga Tauranga () is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty region and the fifth most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of , or roughly 3% of the national population. It was settled by Māori late in the 13th century, colonised by ...

and attended Otumoetai College. , she resides in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...

, where she is a student at Massey University in Albany. She was part of the New Zealand teams that won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Overall, she competed in more than 250 games for New Zealand. She married fellow New Zealand hockey player Marcus Child. She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.

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* 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Tauranga New Zealand female field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for New Zealand People educated at Otumoetai College Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Female field hockey defenders Female field hockey midfielders Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medallists at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub