Amy Robinson (born 19 February 1996) is a two-sport star for New Zealand. She plays

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

for New Zealand and is also a National Field and Track Athlete.

Early life and education

Amy Robinson was born in

Tauranga, New Zealand Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") 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 ...

. Robinson started participating in athletics at age 4. She started playing field hockey in primary school. Growing up, Robinson played for

Tauranga Girls' College Tauranga Girls' College is a state single-sex girls secondary school in Tauranga, New Zealand. It offers the National Certificate of Educational Achievement, NCEA system of qualifications. The school has a roll of students from years 9 to 13 (a ...

and later junior Tauranga alongside future Black Sticks teammate

Frances Davies Frances Davies (18 October 1996) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She was first named to New Zealand women's national field hockey team in 2016. Her position is defender. Davies also plays for the Midlands hockey team. Early life and educat ...

. While in college, Robinson continued to participate in athletics, field hockey, and volleyball. She earned a

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years ...

in Sport and Recreation.

Career

In field hockey, Robinson plays the position of striker. She was on New Zealand's field hockey team for the

2014 Summer Youth Olympics The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Youth Olympic Games, Summer Youth Olympic Games, an ...

. She was also on New Zealand's Under-21 team for the field hockey 2016 Junior World Cup. She was added to 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 20 ...

, known as the Black Sticks, in late 2016. Robinson scored a goal in her first game for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League. She also plays field hockey for the Midlands team. In 2016, Robinson was awarded the Bay of Plenty Junior Sportswoman of the Year. Outside of hockey, Robinson teaches at Tauranga Intermediate. Robinson's primary sport is field hockey, although she also competes in athletics and volleyball. In 2013 she set a New Zealand Under-17 record in 300 m hurdles. She also played for New Zealand's Under-17 beach volleyball team and Under-18 volleyball team.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Amy Living people New Zealand women's volleyball players New Zealand female field hockey players Sportspeople from Tauranga Female field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics 1996 births Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games field hockey players for New Zealand Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen