Lisa Walton
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Lisa Mary Walton is a retired female field hockey
player from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal with the women's national team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
. She also competed with The Black Sticks at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece, finishing in sixth place. Lisa has lived in Sydney, Australia since 2004.
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...
player from New Zealand, who won the bronze medal with the women's national team at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 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...
. She also competed with The Black Sticks 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, finishing in sixth place. Lisa has lived in Sydney, Australia since 2004.