Taryn Kate Potts (née Mallett) (born 19 April 1992)[1] is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Taryn Kate Potts | ||||||||||
| Born |
19 April 1992 Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||
| Current club | Wanderers | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2013 | South Africa U–21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2020– | South Africa | 10 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editUnder–21
editIn 2013, Potts made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.[4]
National team
editPotts made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2020, during a test series against Ireland in Stellenbosch.[4]
Despite only making five appearances for the national team, Potts was named to the South Africa squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5] She will make her Olympic debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Team Details – South Africa". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "MALLETT Taryn". olympics.com. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "ATHLETES – TARYN MALLETT". eurosport.com. EuroSport. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ a b "MALLETT Taryn". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "SA Hockey Squads Selected". sahockey.co.za. South African Hockey Association. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
- ^ "2020 Olympic Games (Women)". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 22 July 2021.
External links
edit- Taryn Mallett at the International Hockey Federation
- Taryn Mallett at the South African Hockey Association
- Taryn Mallett at Olympedia
- Taryn Mallett at the South African Hockey Association
