Anita Wawatai

New Zealand Olympian: 1105

Biography

Anita debuted for New Zealand in 2003. A goal keeper, she is calm and controlled in the defensive circle and is technically sound. Anita has played over 35 test matches for New Zealand, the Beijing Olympic Games will be her first Olympic experience. Highlights of Anita’s career to date include winning Champions Challenge in 2005 and competing at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. Anita lives in the Hawkes Bay region and plays for Central in the New Zealand Hockey League.

athlete

Fast facts

Sport
Hockey
Birth place
Gisborne
Born
1980
Height
172cm

Olympic Summer GamesBeijing 2008

Hockey(Hockey - Women)

  • Performance: 1-4
  • Result: Loss
  • Placed: 12 of 12
  • Half time: 1-2
  • Full time: 1-4
  • Goals: Flynn 17'

Commonwealth GamesMelbourne 2006

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  • Performance: 0-0
  • Result: loss
  • Placed: 4th
  • halftime 0-0;
  • fulltime 0-0;
  • after extra time 0-0
  • New Zealand lost 1-3 on penalty strokes, Michelle Hollands scored the first but Frances Kreft, Stacey Carr and Kayla Sharland missed

Olympic Summer GamesAthens 2004

Hockey(Hockey - Women)

  • Performance: 3-0
  • Result: Loss
  • Placed: 6 of 10
  • Halftime: 0-1