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| Born | 21 March 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | KZN Coastals Raiders | ||||||||||||||||
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Wade Paton (born 21 March 1986 in Durban) is a South African field hockey player.[1] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the tournament. He has captained the South African team, deputizing in place of Austin Smith when Smith was injured.[2]
He is an alumnus of Northwood School in Durban North. Wade was a Prefect in his matric year.
His father is Alan Paton, who owns The Hockey Shop Durban, which is situated at Northwood Boys High School. The brother of Taine Paton.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Wade Paton". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
- ↑ "Glasgow 2014 - Wade Paton Profile". g2014results.thecgf.com. Archived from the original on 17 February 2016. Retrieved 11 February 2016.
- ↑ "Olympedia: Wade Paton". Olympedia.
External links
[edit]- Wade Paton at the International Hockey Federation
- Wade Paton at the South African Hockey Association
- Wade Paton at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Wade Paton at Olympics.com
- Wade Paton at Olympedia
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