Kane Russell

Kane Russell
Personal information
Full name Kane Elliot Mark Russell
Born (1992-04-22) 22 April 1992 (age 32)[1]
Dunedin, New Zealand
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Hamburger Polo Club
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2015 Southern Dogs
2016–2017 Antwerp
2017–2019 Léopold
2019–2020 Rotterdam
2020–present Hamburger Polo Club
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–present New Zealand 167 (71)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Oceania Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stratford
Silver medal – second place 2019 Rockhampton
Silver medal – second place 2023 Whangārei
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Hockey World League
Silver medal – second place 2012–13 New Delhi Team

Kane Elliot Mark Russell (born 22 April 1992) is a New Zealand field hockey player who plays as a defender for German club Hamburger Polo Club and the New Zealand national team.[3]

Russell represented his country at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where the men's team came seventh.[4][5]

  1. ^ "Kane Russell". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Kane Russell". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Vantage Black Sticks Men". blacksticksnz.co.nz. Black Sticks New Zealand Hockey. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Men's Hockey Team confirmed for Rio". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 3 June 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  5. ^ Leggat, David (15 August 2016). "NZ hockey's most heartbreaking loss". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 16 August 2016.