Samantha Child (née Charlton, born 7 December 1991) 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. 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 20 ...

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

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and

2020 Summer Olympics The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...

Life

Born in

Wellington Wellington 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 third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...

, Charlton spent most of her formative years living in

Tauranga Tauranga (, Māori language for "resting place," or "safe anchorage") is a coastal city in the Bay of Plenty Region and the List of cities in New Zealand, fifth-most populous city of New Zealand, with an urban population of or roughly 3% of t ...

and attended

Otumoetai College Otumoetai College is a state co-educational secondary school located in Tauranga, New Zealand. The school opened in February 1965 with 206 students from years 9 to 13 (ages 12 to 18) to serve the western suburbs of Tauranga. ''Otumoetai'' is cla ...

. , she resides in

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

, where she is a student at

Massey University Massey University () is a Public university, public research university in New Zealand that provides internal and distance education. The university has campuses in Auckland, Palmerston North, and Wellington. Data from Universities New Zealand ...

in Albany. She was part of the New Zealand teams that won gold at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

and bronze at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

. Overall, she competed in more than 250 games for New Zealand. She married fellow New Zealand hockey player

Marcus Child Marcus Child (December 1792 – March 6, 1859) was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada (now Quebec). An immigrant from the United States, he became a prosperous businessman. He was involved in improving local education in ...

. She participated at the 2020 Women's FIH Pro League.

International goals

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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 Female field hockey defenders Female field hockey midfielders Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey 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 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub