Hope Ralph
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| Born | 14 April 2000 Taranaki, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Central | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Hope Ralph (born 14 April 2000)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a forward.[2][3] She attended Sacred Heart Girls' College in New Plymouth.[4]
Career
[edit]Domestic league
[edit]In the Ford National Hockey League, Ralph plays for Central.[5]
National teams
[edit]Under-21
[edit]Hope Ralph made her debut for the New Zealand U-21 team in 2018 during a Trans–Tasman test series against Australia in Hastings.[6][3] She followed this up with an appearance at a Tri–Nations tournament in Canberra in December 2019.[7]
Black Sticks
[edit]Ralph made her senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2020, during the second season of the FIH Pro League.[8][6] She was also selected for the Black Sticks side who travelled to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[9] She scored a goal in her Olympic debut as the team won against Argentina.[10]
Awards
[edit]Ralph was selected to be part of the Future Champions programme administered by Sport Taranaki in 2017.[11] Ralph was a recipient of a Prime Minister's Athlete Scholarship in 2021 and was also named the AUT Sportswoman of the Year in 2021 which recognised her "high academic ability, outstanding athletic performance, and community contribution."[12]
International goals
[edit]Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 28 February 2020 | Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2020 FIH Pro League | [13] | |
| 2 | 1 March 2020 | 4–2 | 5–3 | [14] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Vantage Black Sticks Women". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Hockey: New Zealand Under-21 women remain calm to claim inaugural crown against Australia". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ Reive, Christopher (28 October 2016). "Sacred Heart hockey duo selected to pull on the black jersey". Stuff. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "RALPH Hope". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- 1 2 "RALPH Hope". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Jillaroos finish second in tri series". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "RALPH Hope". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ↑ "Super-excited Hope Ralph has her eye on a medal in Tokyo -". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ Harvey, Helen (26 July 2021). "Tokyo Olympics: Taranaki Black Sticks players Ralph and Pearson both score goals in thrilling win over Argentina". Stuff. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ Reive, Christopher (24 March 2017). "Latest group of Future Champions announced". Stuff. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "AUT Sportsperson of the Year - News - AUT". news.aut.ac.nz. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ↑ "New Zealand 1–1 Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ↑ "New Zealand 5–3 Argentina". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- People educated at Sacred Heart Girls' College, New Plymouth
- Women's field hockey forwards
- Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for New Zealand
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century New Zealand women
- Sportspeople from Taranaki
- New Zealand women's field hockey players
- New Zealand field hockey biography stubs