Biographies Athletes

Krystal Forgesson NZL
Date of birth  07 Sep 1982
Place of birth  Auckland, NZL
Gender  Women
Height  1.52 m
Weight   63 kg

Champions Trophy Totals
 
Goals
Cards
Goals Field Goals Penalty Corner Goals Penalty Stroke Goals Total Cards Green Yellow Red
2 2 0 0 6 5 1 0
Human Interest
Further Personal Information
Residence Auckland, NZL
Occupation Student
Languages English
Higher education Marketing - Massey University: Auckland, NZL
Sport Specific Information
When and where did you begin this sport? She took up hockey at age five.
Club / Team Auckland: Auckland, NZL
Name of coach Mark Hager [national]
Coach from which country? Australia
Training Regime She trains up to 30 hours per week.
Preferred position / style / stance / technique Striker
International / National Debut
Year 2005
Country New Zealand
Opponent Australia
Location India
General Interest
Nicknames Krys.(hockeynz.co.nz, 02 Aug 2010)
Hobbies Playing squash, touch football, learning to surf and spending time with friends and family. (hockeynz.co.nz, 02 Aug 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement Winning the silver medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (hockey.nz.co.nz, 14 Jun 2011)
Most influential person in career Former NZ men's hockey player Ramesh Patel and former NZ women's hockey star Tina Bell-Kake. (hockeynz.co.nz, 02 Aug 2010)
Hero / Idol New Zealand rugby union player Richie McCaw. (hockeynz.co.nz, 14 Jun 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto " Be yourself and have fun in whatever you do." (hockeynz.co.nz, 12 Jan 2012)
Awards and honours She was named New Zealand Universities' Maori Sportsperson of the Year in 2007. (fisu.net, 03 Jul 2007)

Competition Highlights (historical)
Olympic Games
Rank Year Venue
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
Champions Challenge
Rank Year Venue
1 2009 South Africa
5 2007 Azerbaijan