Kristen Taunton
Encyclopedia
Kristen Taunton is a former field hockey
forward from Canada
, who earned a total number of 99 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team
during her career.
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 Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
, who earned a total number of 99 international caps for the Canadian Women's National Team
Canada women's national field hockey team
The Canada women's national field hockey team represents Canada in international field hockey competitions. The women's team made its first international appearance at the 1978 Women's Hockey World Cup in Madrid, Spain, finishing in fifth place....
during her career.
International senior tournaments
- 1998 – Commonwealth Games1998 Commonwealth GamesThe 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (not ranked) - 1999 – Pan American Games1999 Pan American GamesThe 1999 Pan American Games, officially the XIII Pan American Games or the 13th Pan American Games, was a major international multi-sport event that was held from July 23-August 8, 1999 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Approximately 5,000 athletes from 42 nations participated at the games. The 1999...
, Winnipeg, Canada (3rd) - 2001 – Pan American Cup2001 Women's Pan American CupThe 2001 Women's Pan American Cup is the first edition of the Pan American Cup for women. It took place at the Mona Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica from March 8 to March 18, 2001....
, Kingston, Jamaica (3rd) - 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Amiens/Abbeville, France (10th)
- 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, England (7th)