Brooke Neal (born 4 July 1992) is a New Zealand

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 ...

player who has played for the New Zealand national team.

Personal life

Neal attended

Whangārei Girls' High School Whangārei Girls' High School is a single sex state secondary school founded in 1881 in Whangārei, New Zealand. It has a roll of as of . History Whangārei Girls' High School opened in 1881 alongside Whangārei Boys' High School. In 2017 ...

from 2006 to 2010 before studying communications at the

University of Waikato The University of Waikato (), established in 1964, is a Public university, public research university located in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton, New Zealand. An additional campus is located in Tauranga. The university performs research in nume ...

. She graduated in 2013 as
Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar
Neal's brother, Shay, also represents New Zealand at hockey and attended the Rio Olympics. Their journey can be followe
here
Currently, Neal is an ambassador for th
New Zealand Olympic Committee
and has bee
visiting schools
talking about her olympic experience. She has also entered the corporate speaking circuit, where shares the lessons learned throughout her journey.

Playing career

Neal represented New Zealand at the

2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup The 2013 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the seventh edition of the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, held from 27 July to 4 August 2013 in Mönchengladbach, Germany. Defending champions the Netherlands won the tournament for a record third ...

, before making her national debut that same year. She has competed in two World League finals, the most recent in 201
where the team came secondChampions Trophy
in 2016, and she represented

New Zealand at the 2016 Summer Olympics New Zealand competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. This was the nation's twenty-third appearance as an independent nation at the Summer Olympics, having made its debut at the 1920 Games and com ...

where her team came fourth. She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Neal, Brooke 1992 births Living people New Zealand female field hockey players Female field hockey defenders Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games field hockey players for New Zealand Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey University of Waikato alumni People educated at Whangārei Girls' High School Field hockey players from Whangārei Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen