Sophie Cocks

Sophie Cocks

Personal information
Born	(1994-07-25) 25 July 1994 Christchurch, New Zealand
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight	62 kg (137 lb)
Playing position	Striker
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–	Canterbury Cats
National team
2013–	New Zealand	28
Medal record Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team

Sophie Cocks (born 25 July 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player,^[1] and a member of the women's national team, the Black Sticks.^[2] She competed for New Zealand at the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup and the women's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games,^[3] winning a bronze medal in the latter event.

Born in Christchurch, Cocks grew up in Lincoln, a satellite town southwest of the city. She attended St Margaret's College in Christchurch.^[1]

Cocks played her first senior international test on 30 October 2013 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand against Australia as part of the 2013 Oceania Cup. She scored the winning goal in the 3–2 match, with a field goal in the 60th minute.^[2][4]

References

Sophie Cocks – International Tournaments
New Zealand squad – 2014 FIH World Cup – 5th place 1 Whitelock 2 Naylor 3 Forgesson 4 Merry 5 Glynn 6 Webster 8 Rutherford 13 Charlton 14 Curtis 16 Thompson 17 Cocks 19 Dennison 22 Flynn 24 Keddell 27 Grant 30 Russell 31 Michelsen 32 Punt Coach: Hager New Zealand squad – 2014 Commonwealth Games – Bronze medal 1 Whitelock 2 Naylor 3 Forgesson 4 Merry 5 Glynn 6 Webster 8 Rutherford 13 Charlton 16 Thompson 17 Cocks 19 Dennison 22 Flynn 24 Keddell 27 Grant 31 Michelsen 32 Punt Coach: Hager New Zealand squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – 4th place 1 Whitelock 4 Merry 6 Webster 8 Rutherford 9 Neal 13 Charlton 16 Thompson 17 Cocks 18 Pearce 22 Flynn 23 Harrison 24 Keddell 25 Smith 26 Hayward 31 Michelsen 32 McLaren Coach: Hager