Bill Schaefer (field hockey)

{{short description|New Zealand field hockey player}}

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|name = Bill Schaefer

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|fullname = William Paul Schaefer

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|10|09|df=y}}

|birth_place = Masterton, New Zealand

|death_date = {{Death date and age|2003|07|20|1925|10|09|df=y}}

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|height = {{convert|1.73|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|74|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

|country = New Zealand

|sport = Field hockey

|position = Goalkeeper{{cite news | url=http://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503460&objectid=10983433 | title=NZ athletes honoured for 100 years of competition | date=26 June 2009 | work=Hawke's Bay Today | access-date=6 April 2015}}

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William Paul Schaefer (9 October 1925 – 20 July 2003) was a New Zealand field hockey player. He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1956 and 1964, including at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=https://olympic.org.nz/athletes/bill-schaefer |title=Bill Schaefer |website=Olympic.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/bill-schaefer-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418055346/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/bill-schaefer-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Bill Schaefer bio, stats, and results |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=6 April 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://hockeynz.co.nz/Portals/30/Images/2014%20Documents/180814%20BSM%20Caps%2015%20Aug%2014.pdf |title=New Zealand hockey representatives – men |date=15 August 2014 |publisher=Hockey New Zealand |access-date=6 April 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414234356/http://hockeynz.co.nz/Portals/30/Images/2014%20Documents/180814%20BSM%20Caps%2015%20Aug%2014.pdf |archive-date=14 April 2015 |url-status=dead }}