Tessa Jopp
New Zealand field hockey player (born 1995)
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Tessa Jopp is a field hockey player from New Zealand.[1]
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| Born | 18 June 1995 | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 168 cm (5 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | Southern Alpiners | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Early life
Career
National league
In the Premier Hockey League, Jopp plays for the Southern Alpiners.[5][6]
Under–21
Jopp made her international debut in 2015 at under–21 level. She made her first appearances for the Junior Black Sticks during a Six–Nations Tournament in Breda.[7]
In 2016 she won a silver medal with the national junior squad, taking home silver at the Junior Oceania Cup in the Gold Coast, the Oceania qualifier for the FIH Junior World Cup. She went on later that year to captain the team at the 2016 FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago.[7]
Black Sticks
Jopp made her senior international debut for the Black Sticks in 2017. She made four appearances in a test series against Argentina in Buenos Aires.[7]
Following her international debut in 2017, Jopp was named in the national squad for 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. Unfortunately, she had to withdraw from the squad nine days prior to the competition due to a heart related health issue.[4]
In 2021, Jopp made her Olympic debut at the XXXII Games in Tokyo.[8][9][10]
After missing the 2018 editions of the Commonwealth Games and FIH World Cup, Jopp was named in the squads for both tournaments in 2022.[11]
International goals
| Goal | Date | Location | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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| 1 | 19 May 2017 | Hawke's Bay Hockey, Hastings, New Zealand |  India | 2–0 | 3–0 | Test Match | [12] |
| 2 | 7 July 2022 | Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2022 FIH World Cup | [13] | |
| 3 | 4 August 2022 | University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England |  South Africa | 1–0 | 4–1 | 2022 Commonwealth Games | [14] |
