Kristen Taunton (born June 27, 1977 in

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) is a former

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forward from

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, who earned a total number of 118 international

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for the Canadian Women's National Team during her career. She won a bronze medal, at the

1999 Pan American Games The 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games () or the 13th Pan American Games and commonly known as Winnipeg 1999, were a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23 to August 8, 1999, in Winnipeg, Ma ...

International senior tournaments

* 1998 –

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, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (not ranked) * 1999 –

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, Winnipeg, Canada (3rd) * 2001 – Pan American Cup, Kingston, Jamaica (3rd) * 2001 –

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, Amiens/Abbeville, France (10th) * 2002 –

, Manchester, England (7th)

References

External links

Profile on Field Hockey Canada
1977 births Living people Canadian female field hockey players Sportspeople from Richmond, British Columbia Field hockey people from British Columbia Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Canada Pan American Games bronze medalists in field hockey Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada Pan American Games field hockey players for Canada Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 1999 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportswomen 21st-century Canadian sportswomen {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub