Kristen Paton
South African field hockey player, Double Olympian
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Kristen Storm Paton (born 21 December 1996) is a South African field hockey player who plays as midfielder for the South African national team.[1]
Born
21 December 1996
Height
1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight
60 kg (132 lb)
Playing position
Midfielder
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| Born | 21 December 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | HGC | |||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Southern Gauteng u21 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017-2021 | University of Johannesburg | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2021 | Southern Gauteng | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | South Africa Hockey5s u18 | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016 | South Africa u21 | 10 | (2) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2026 | South Africa | 80 | (9) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 14 April 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Career
Under–18
Paton made her debut for the South Africa U–18 in 2014 at the Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing.[2]
Under–21
Paton made her debut for the South Africa U–21 in 2016 at the Junior Africa cup for Nations in Windhoek.[3]
National team
She was in the South Africa team at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.[4][5]
She retired (2026) from international field hockey career.[6]
