Cory Bennett

New Zealand field hockey player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroNew Zealand field hockey player
PlacesNew Zealand
isAthlete Field hockey player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth12 July 1991, North Shore, New Zealand
Age33 years
Star signCancer
The details

Biography

Cory Bennett (born 12 July 1991) is a field hockey player from New Zealand.

Personal life

Cory Bennett was born and raised in North Shore, New Zealand. He currently works as an insurance broker in Auckland.

Career

Club hockey

In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Bennett plays hockey for North Harbour.

National team

Cory Bennett made his debut for the Black Sticks in 2013, at the Sultan Azalan Shah Cup, in Ipoh, Malaysia.

Since his debut, Bennett has been a regular inclusion in the Black Sticks side. During his career he has medalled three times, winning silver at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and the 2013 and 2017 Oceania Cups.

His most recent appearance for the national team was during the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League, where New Zealand finished in last place.

On 5 August 2019, Bennett was named in the Black Sticks squad for the Ready Steady Tokyo Olympic test event in Tokyo, Japan.

International goals


Goal
DateLocationOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
112 March 2013Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia South Korea2–03–02013 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
214 March 2013 India2–02–0
316 March 2013 Australia2–32–3
430 October 2013TET MultiSports Centre, Stratford, New Zealand PNG7–018–02013 Oceania Cup
512–0
62 November 2013 Samoa21–025–0
77 March 2016Tauranga Hockey Association, Tauranga, New Zealand Malaysia2–22–3Test Match
817 March 2017Ngā Puna Wai Sports Hub, Christchurch, New Zealand Pakistan3–13–2
920 March 2017 Pakistan1–32–4
1014 October 2017Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia PNG1–018–02017 Oceania Cup
1111–0
1211 April 2018Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia Australia1–21–22018 Commonwealth Games
1317 October 2018Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand Canada2–03–0Test Match
1421 October 2018 Canada2–12–3
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