Jaimee Provan
Encyclopedia
Jaimee Sarah Provan-Claxton (born 3 February 1978) is a field hockey
forward from New Zealand
, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team. Provan made her international senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2001. She was born in Christchurch
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Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
forward from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team. Provan made her international senior debut for the Black Sticks in 2001. She was born in Christchurch
Christchurch
Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
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International senior competitions
- 2001 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen
- 2002 – Champions Trophy, Macau
- 2002 – Commonwealth Games2002 Commonwealth GamesThe 2002 Commonwealth Games were held in Manchester, England from 25 July to 4 August 2002. The XVII Commonwealth Games was the largest multi-sport event ever to be held in the UK, eclipsing London's 1948 Summer Olympics in numbers of teams and athletes participating.After the 1996 Manchester...
, Manchester - 2002 – World Cup2002 Women's Hockey World CupThe 2002 Hockey World Cup for women is the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was held from November 24 to December 8, 2002.Argentina won its first ever World Championship after beating Netherlands 1–1 in penalty stroke...
, Perth - 2003 – Champions Challenge2003 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)The second edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place in Catania, on the island of Sicily. The event started on Saturday July 5 and ended on Sunday July 13...
, Catania - 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Auckland
- 2004 – Olympic GamesField hockey at the 2004 Summer OlympicsField Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
, Athens - 2005 – Champions Challenge2005 Women's Champions Challenge (field hockey)The third edition of the Women's Champions Challenge took place at the USA Field Hockey National Training Center in Virginia Beach, United States. The event started on Friday July 8 and ended on Saturday July 16...
, Virginia Beach - 2008 – Olympic GamesField hockey at the 2008 Summer OlympicsField hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...
, Beijing