Megan Gibson (field hockey)
New Zealand field hockey player
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Megan Gibson (née Hull, born 12 May 1996)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a defender.[2]
Pongaroa, New Zealand
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| Born |
12 May 1996 Pongaroa, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Capital | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | New Zealand U–21 | 13 | (5) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | New Zealand | 85 | (10) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
Megan Hull was born and raised in Pongaroa, New Zealand.[3]
Career
National teams
Under-21
Throughout her junior career, Megan Hull was a member of the New Zealand U-21 team on three occasions. She represented the team during a test series in Breda; at the 2016 Junior Oceania Cup on the Gold Coast; and at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[4]
Black Sticks
Hull made her debut for the Black Sticks in 2016 during a test series against Malaysia in Auckland.[3][4]
During 2019, Hull represented the New Zealand team during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League.[5][6] Following the Pro League, Hull appeared at the Oceania Cup in Rockhampton, where the Black Sticks won gold and gained qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics.[7]
International goals
Goal |
Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 5 September 2019 | Kalka Shades Hockey Fields, Rockhampton, Australia |  Australia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2019 Oceania Cup | [8] |
| 2 | 15 May 2022 | National Hockey Centre, Auckland, New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–2 | 2022 Trans–Tasman Series | [9] | |
| 3 | 29 July 2022 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England |  Kenya | 4–0 | 16–0 | XXII Commonwealth Games | [10] |
| 4 | 8–0 | ||||||
| 5 | 25 February 2023 | National Hockey Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand |  United States | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022–23 FIH Pro League | [11] |
| 6 | 4–1 | ||||||
| 7 | 9 December 2023 | United States Performance Centre, Charlotte, United States | 1–1 | 4–3 | Test Match | [12] | |
| 8 | 10 December 2023 | 1–3 | 4–5 | [13] | |||
| 9 | 14 January 2024 | Jaipal Singh Stadium, Ranchi, India |  India | 1–1 | 1–3 | 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers | [14] |
| 10 | 6 June 2024 | Estadi Martí Colomer, Terrassa, Spain |  Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2023–24 FIH Nations Cup | [15] |
