Kate Woods (field hockey)

Kate Woods
Argentina v South Africa, 2012 Summer Olympics
Born
Kate Hector

(1981-10-11) 11 October 1981 (age 43)
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
SpouseDuncan Woods
RelativesBenjamin Hector (brother)
Field hockey career
Playing position midfielder
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
All-Africa Games
Gold medal – first place 2003 Abuja Team
Champions Challenge
Silver medal – second place 2005 Virginia Beach Team

Kate Woods (née Hector, born 11 October 1981) is a South African field hockey player.

Woods was born Kate Hector on 11 October 1981 in Johannesburg, Gauteng. She attended Durban Girls' College. She was a member of the national squad that finished 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The midfielder's hometown is Cape Town, and she is nicknamed KT. She plays for a provincial team based in Western Province.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the South Africa women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.[1]

She is married to water polo player Duncan Woods.[2] Her brother is first-class cricketer Benjamin Hector.[2]

  1. ^ "London 2012 Profile". Archived from the original on 24 May 2013.
  2. ^ a b Cook, Jonathan (16 March 2012). "Kate on course for third Olympics". Independent Online.