Hayden Shaw

Hayden Shaw
Personal information
Full nameHayden Jonathan Shaw
Born (1980-08-31) 31 August 1980 (age 44)
Christchurch, New Zealand
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2002 Manchester Team
Bronze medal – third place 2010 Delhi Team
Champions Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2007 Boom Team

Hayden Jonathan Shaw (born 31 August 1980) is a field hockey player from New Zealand.

Shaw was born in Christchurch. He earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2002 against Australia. Shaw was often involved in penalty corner routines performing drag flicks. As a result, he was top scorer with 13 goals at the 2002 Commonwealth Games whilst winning a silver medal with the national team. After the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup, Shaw was selected for the World Cup All Star team.

He has played club hockey for HC 's-Hertogenbosch in the Netherlands. Shaw also played first-class cricket for Canterbury.[1] He now works as a teacher at Pleasant Point Primary School in South Canterbury, having started in January 2019.[2]

  1. ^ "Hayden Shaw". Cricinfo.
  2. ^ "Hayden Shaw – Deputy Principal – Pleasant Point Primary School". LinkedIn. Retrieved 17 January 2020.