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

International Senior Tournaments

• 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2004 – Summer Olympics
• 2004 – Champions Trophy
• 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2006 – Commonwealth Games
• 2006 – World Cup
• 2008 – Olympic Games

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New Zealand squad – 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 13 Puna 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 6th place 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2004 Champions Trophy 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 12 B. Shaw 13 Puna 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2006 Commonwealth Games 4 Smith 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 20 Nation 21 Collins 24 Brooks 25 McAleese 30 Collier Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2006 FIH World Cup 2 Patel 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 20 Nation 21 Collins 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks 25 McAleese 28 Petherick 30 Collier Coach: K. Towns New Zealand squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 7th place 3 Kosoof 6 Child 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Henwood 10 Archibald (c) 12 B. Shaw 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 H. Shaw 20 Nation 24 Brooks 25 McAleese 30 Collier 31 Edwards Coach: McLeod