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Stacey Michelsen

Stacey Michelsen
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Michelsen (in black) and Naomi van As
Personal information
Born (1991-02-18) 18 February 1991 (age 26)
Whangarei, New Zealand
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004– Northland
National team
2009– New Zealand 135 (15)
Last updated on: 24 April 2014 (national)

Stacey Michelsen (born 18 February 1991) is a New Zealand field hockey player. She has competed for the New Zealand women's national field hockey team (the Black Sticks Women), including for the team at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Michelsen was first selected for the Black Sticks Women in June 2009, along with ten other players as the Black Sticks squad was overhauled following its last place finish at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In February 2012, she was named the 2011 women's Young Player of the Year in the International Hockey Federation's (FIH) Player of the Year Awards.

Born in Whangarei, Michelsen attended Kamo Intermediate and Kamo High School in Whangarei and St Cuthbert's College in Auckland. She studies law and business at the University of Auckland.



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