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Simon TownsMNZM

Personal information
Full name	Simon James Towns
Born	(1972-09-17) 17 September 1972 (age 52) Wellington, New Zealand
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team competition

Simon James Towns MNZM (born 17 September 1972, in Wellington) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 1992 against Kenya. In the 2007 New Year Honours he was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to hockey.

International senior tournaments

• 1995 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur
• 1998 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 1998 – World Cup
• 1998 – Commonwealth Games
• 1999 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh
• 2002 – World Cup
• 2002 – Commonwealth Games
• 2003 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2003 – Champions Challenge
• 2004 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament
• 2004 – Summer Olympics
• 2004 – Champions Trophy
• 2005 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
• 2011 – NYCFHC Man of the Match, vs Greenwich 2s

References

1. "New Year honours list 2007". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 30 December 2006. Retrieved 21 September 2015.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Simon Towns". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.

External links

• Simon Towns at Olympedia
• Simon Towns at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)

Simon Towns – International tournaments

v t e New Zealand squad – 1998 World Cup – 10th place 1 Timlin 2 Gosling 3 Derham 4 Parag 5 D. Smith 6 Hastie 7 Leaver 8 Radovonich 9 Robinson 10 J. Smith 11 Towns 12 Gill 13 Tattershaw 14 Hari 15 Anderson 16 Bevin Coach: Cahill v t e New Zealand squad – 1998 World Cup – 10th place 1 Timlin 2 Gosling 3 Derham 4 Parag 5 D. Smith 6 Hastie 7 Leaver 8 Radovonich 9 Robinson 10 J. Smith 11 Towns 12 Gill 13 Tattershaw 14 Hari 15 Anderson 16 Bevin Coach: Cahill v t e New Zealand squad – 1998 Commonwealth Games – 6th place 1 Timlin 2 Gosling 3 D. Smith 4 Parag 5 McIndoe 6 Hastie 7 Leaver 8 Buckley 9 Robinson 10 Archibald 11 Towns 12 Gill 13 Patel 14 Hari 15 Anderson 16 Bevin Coach: Cahill v t e New Zealand squad – 2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 Towns 2 Patel 4 D. Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Hastie 7 Reynold 9 Leaver 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 G. Russ 13 C. Russ 14 Hari 15 Anderson 17 Woolford 18 Burrows 19 Timlin 20 Gill Coach: — v t e New Zealand squad – 2002 World Cup – 9th place 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 12 Puna 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 17 Robinson 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Gill 23 Stafford Coach: K. Towns v t e New Zealand squad – 2002 Commonwealth Games – Silver Medal 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 11 Parag 14 Hari 15 Bevin 16 Woolford 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 24 Stafford Coach: K. Towns v t e 2002 New Zealand Commonwealth Games team Athletics Valerie Adams Michael Aish Jane Arnott Craig Barrett Chantal Brunner Phil Costley Beatrice Faumuina Gabrielle Gorst Melina Hamilton John Henwood Philip Jensen Craig Kirkwood Dallas Roberts Tony Sargisson Tasha Williams Jonathan Wyatt Badminton Geoff Bellingham Chris Blair John Gordon Nicole Gordon Nick Hall Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson Sara Petersen Daniel Shirley Boxing Kahukura Bentson Shane Cameron Danny Codling Daniel Headifen Cycling Heath Blackgrove Fiona Carswell Hayden Godfrey Justin Grace Vanessa Guyton Greg Henderson Melissa Holt Kashi Leuchs Gordon McCauley Glen Mitchell Karl Moore Sadie Parker-Wynyard Anthony Peden Susy Pryde Matthew Randall Rosalind Reekie-May Kirsty Robb Hayden Roulston Ryan Russell Nathan Seddon Matt Sinton Sarah Ulmer Lee Vertongen Field hockey Ryan Archibald Sandy Bennett Michael Bevin Phil Burrows Helen Clarke Dean Couzins Amanda Christie Tara Drysdale Paula Enoka Dion Gosling Colleen Gubb-Suddaby Bevan Hari Blair Hopping Anne-Marie Irving David Kosoof Wayne McIndoe Caryn Paewai Umesh Parag Mitesh Patel Suzie Pearce Jaimee Provan Niniwa Roberts Rachel Robertson Moira Senior Hayden Shaw Darren Smith Peter Stafford Rachel Sutherland Simon Towns Michelle Turner Diana Weavers Paul Woolford Gymnastics Kate Brocklehurst Belinda Castles Daniel Good Garrick Rowe Nicola Wells Judo Mellissa Jones Gareth Knight Andrew Ross Tim Slyfield Elinore Stallworthy Rochelle Stormont Lawn bowls Peter Belliss Rowan Brassey Marlene Castle Andrew Curtain John Davies Jo Edwards Paul Girdler Peter Horne Wendy Jensen Sean Johnson Patsy Jorgensen Mike Kernaghan Jan Khan Anne Lomas Russell Meyer Marilyn Savage Sharon Sims Barry Wynks Netball Sheryl Clarke Jenny-May Coffin Belinda Colling Vilimaina Davu Donna Loffhagen Lesley Nicol Anna Rowberry Julie Seymour Linda Vagana Irene van Dyk Anna Veronese Daneka Wipiiti Rugby sevens Craig De Goldi Brad Fleming Chris Masoe Mils Muliaina Craig Newby Roger Randle Bruce Reihana Eric Rush Rodney So'oialo Karl Te Nana Anthony Tuitavake Amasio Valence Shooting Teresa Borrell Mike Collings Diane Collings Tania Corrigan Alan Earle Juliet Etherington David Grummitt Bill Jones Geoffrey Jukes Jocelyn Lees Sean McCabe Kathryn Mead Stephen Petterson Dayle Slinn Michael Smith Nadine Stanton Jason Wakeling Paul Wilson Scott Wilson Brian Wistrand Greg Yelavich Squash Daniel Sharplin Shelley Kitchen Carol Owens Lara Petera Leilani Rorani Glen Wilson Swimming Moss Burmester Cameron Gibson Charlotte Glynan Melissa Ingram Toni Jeffs Dean Kent Hannah McLean Vivienne Rignall Nicholas Sheeran Anna Thomas Elizabeth Van Welie Jonathan Winter Table tennis Andrew Hubbard Peter Jackson Shane Laugeson Aaron Li Chunli Li Karen Li Tracey McLauchlan Laura-Lee Smith Triathlon Hamish Carter Heather Evans Kris Gemmell Craig Watson Evelyn Williamson Weightlifting Nigel Avery Olivia Baker Grant Cavit Terry Hughes Keisha-Dean Soffe George Taamaru Wrestling Ricardo Aryan Nicholas Daly Martin Liddle v t e New Zealand squad – 2003 Champions Challenge – 4th place 1 Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 9 Henwood 10 Archibald 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 21 Collins 24 Brooks Coach: Oscroft v t e New Zealand squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 6th place 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 11 Parag 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 19 Shaw 20 Nation 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns v t e New Zealand squad – 2004 Champions Trophy – 6th place 1 S. Towns (c) 2 Patel 3 Kosoof 4 Smith 5 McIndoe 6 Gosling 7 Hopping 8 Couzins 10 Archibald 12 B. Shaw 13 Puna 14 Hari 16 Woolford 17 Pontifex 18 Burrows 20 Nation 22 Stephenson 24 Brooks Coach: K. Towns v t e 2004 New Zealand Olympic team Archery Ken Uprichard Athletics Valerie Adams Michael Aish Craig Barrett Stuart Farquhar Beatrice Faumuina Melina Hamilton John Henwood Liza Hunter-Galvan Jason Stewart Kim Smith Dale Warrander Nick Willis Jonathan Wyatt Badminton Sara Petersen Daniel Shirley Basketball Ed Book Dillon Boucher Pero Cameron Megan Compain Rebecca Cotton Mark Dickel Gina Farmer Sally Farmer Paul Henare Phill Jones Aneka Kerr Donna Loffhagen Sean Marks Angela Marino Julie Ofsoski Aaron Olson Kirk Penney Tony Rampton Jody Tini Tania Tupu Leanne Walker Pāora Winitana Kim Wielens Boxing Soulan Pownceby Canoeing Steven Ferguson Ben Fouhy Cycling Heath Blackgrove Julian Dean Hayden Godfrey Timothy Gudsell Greg Henderson Melissa Holt Michelle Hyland Jo Kiesanowski Peter Latham Kashi Leuchs Matthew Randall Robin Reid Hayden Roulston Marc Ryan Sarah Ulmer Robyn Wong Jeremy Yates Equestrian Grant Cashmore Bruce Goodin Matthew Grayling Louisa Hill Daniel Jocelyn Daniel Meech Andrew Nicholson Blyth Tait Guy Thomas Heelan Tompkins Fencing Jessica Eliza Beer Hockey Gareth Brooks Phil Burrows Stacey Carr Helen Clarke Dean Couzins Tara Drysdale Dion Gosling Bevan Hari Blair Hopping Lizzy Igasan Leisen Jobe Beth Jurgeleit Dave Kosoof Wayne McIndoe Suzie Muirhead James Nation Emily Naylor Meredith Orr Umesh Parag Mitesh Patel Kyle Pontifex Jaimee Provan Niniwa Roberts Rachel Robertson Hayden Shaw Kayla Sharland Darren Smith Rachel Sutherland Simon Towns Lisa Walton Diana Weavers Paul Woolford Judo Rochelle Stormont Rowing George Bridgewater Nicky Coles Mahé Drysdale Caroline Evers-Swindell Georgina Evers-Swindell Juliette Haigh Donald Leach Carl Meyer Eric Murray Nathan Twaddle Sonia Waddell Sailing Tom Ashley Dean Barker Andrew Brown Linda Dickson Sharon Ferris Shelley Hesson Jamie Hunt Kylie Jameson Barbara Kendall Sarah Macky Hamish Pepper Joanna White Shooting Nadine Stanton Ryan Taylor Swimming Nathalie Bernard Moss Burmester Annabelle Carey Elizabeth Coster Alison Fitch Cameron Gibson Dean Kent Ben Labowitch Rebecca Linton Hannah McLean Helen Norfolk Corney Swanepoel Scott Talbot-Cameron Table tennis Chunli Li Karen Li Taekwondo Verina Wihongi Triathlon Hamish Carter Bevan Docherty Nathan Richmond Samantha Warriner Chef de Mission: Dave Currie

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