Personal information | |||||||||||
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Full name | Taryn Kate Potts | ||||||||||
Born |
(1992-04-19) 19 April 1992 (age 32) Harare, Zimbabwe | ||||||||||
Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||
Club information | |||||||||||
Current club | Wanderers | ||||||||||
National team | |||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||
2013 | South Africa U–21 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||
2020– | South Africa | 10 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Taryn Kate Potts (née Mallett) (born 19 April 1992) is a field hockey player from South Africa. In 2020, she was an athlete at the Summer Olympics.
Career
Under–21
In 2013, Potts made her debut for the South Africa U–21 team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Mönchengladbach.
National team
Potts made her senior international debut for South Africa in 2020, during a test series against Ireland in Stellenbosch.
Despite only making five appearances for the national team, Potts was named to the South Africa squad for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. She will make her Olympic debut on 24 July 2021, in the Pool A match against Ireland.
References
- "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.
- ^ "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
- 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
South Africa squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 12th place | ||
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