Biographies Athletes

Emily Naylor NZL
Date of birth  23 Dec 1985
Place of birth  Palmerston North, NZL
Gender  Women
Height  1.66 m
Weight   55 kg

Champions Trophy Totals
 
Goals
Cards
Goals Field Goals Penalty Corner Goals Penalty Stroke Goals Total Cards Green Yellow Red
0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Palmerston North, NZL
Occupation Student
Languages English
Higher education Physical Education - Massey University: Palmerston North, NZL
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She started playing at age seven in Palmerston North.
Club / Team Central Mysticks: Palmerston North, NZL
Name of coach Mark Hager
Coach from which country? Australia
Coach from what year? 2009
Training Regime She trains up to 25 hours per week.
Preferred position / style / stance / technique Midfield
International / National Debut
Year 2004
Country New Zealand
Opponent England
General Interest
Nicknames Emz, Emos. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010)
Hobbies Watersports, snowboarding, listening to music, shopping, movies, sleeping, hanging out at the beach. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning a silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Jun 2011)
Most influential person in career Her family. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Aug 2010)
Hero / Idol New Zealand cyclist Sarah Ulmer and Roger Federer. (Athlete, 03 July 2011)
Injuries A recurrent ankle injury sidelined her in early 2011. She returned to New Zealand to receive treatment for bone bruising. (stuff.co.nz, 23 Feb 2011)

She played an U18 series against Australian in 2003 with a broken hand. (New Zealand Hockey, 10 Feb 2004)
Sporting philosophy / motto "Train hard and enjoy." (Athlete, 03 July 2011)
Awards and honours She was a nominee for the FIH Young Player of the Year in 2004. (olympic.org.nz, 10 Oct 2007)

Competition Highlights (historical)
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue
6 2004 Athens, GRE
12 2008 Beijing, CHN
World Cup
Rank Year Venue
7 2010 Argentina
Oceania Cup
Rank Year Venue
1 2011 Australia
1 2009 New Zealand
1 2007 Australia
2 2005  
Champions Trophy
Rank Year Venue
3 2011 Netherlands
5 2010 England
6 2006 Netherlands
6 2004 Argentina
Champions Challenge
Rank Year Venue
1 2009 South Africa
5 2007 Azerbaijan