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James Nation

James Henry Nation (born 23 September 1976 in Waipukurau) is a field hockey player from New Zealand who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia.[1] The midfielder provides support at centre and left half and is also an attacking penalty corner option. He made his test debut in 2001, but did not make the team to the Commonwealth Games a year later.

Nation represented his native country at two Summer Olympics: in 2004 in Athens and 2008 in Beijing.[1][2]

Nation plays representative hockey for Wellington and was part of the team that won the national title in 2002. The resident of London plays for Teddington in the English Premier League.

References

  1. ^ a b "James Nation Profile at Olympic.org.nz". Olympic.org.nz. Retrieved 10 March 2010.
  2. ^ "James Nation profile at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 10 March 2010.

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