Ben Collier | New Zealand Olympic Team

Ben Collier

Born in Wanganui and bred in Taranaki and now playing for North Harbour in the NZ National Hockey League, Collier has quickly become a regular selection in the Black Sticks with his solid and creative midfield work. Still only 23 Ben has amassed over 60 test matches of which the win against Argentina in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament rates as his most memorable. Ben says his strength is his left to right, while he admits he needs to work on his upright reverse. He trains for 15 hours a week and rates Australia as his toughest opponent and has an interest in multisport when not concentrating on hockey. He debuted for NZ in 2005.

Ben's Games History

Olympic Summer Games Beijing 2008
- Hockey (Hockey - Men)
  Classification 7th-8th 4-2
  
  Preliminaries - Pool A - GER v NZL 3-1
  
  Preliminaries - Pool A - NZL v CHN 2-2
  
  Preliminaries - Pool A - BEL v NZL 2-4
  
  Preliminaries - Pool A - NZL v ESP 0-1
  
  Preliminaries - Pool A - KOR v NZL 1-3
  Placed 7 of 12
Commonwealth Games Melbourne 2006
- Hockey (Hockey - Men)
  Classification - 3rd Pool MA vs 3rd Pool MB (5th & 2-1
  
  Preliminary Rounds - AUS vs NZL 2-5
  
  Preliminary Rounds - NZL vs SCO 5-0
  
  Preliminary Rounds - NZL vs CAN 4-1
  
  Preliminary Rounds - NZL vs ENG 3-4