Kyle Pontifex

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| fullname = Kyle Marshall Pontifex

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|5|df=y}}

| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand

| death_date =

| death_place =

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport | Men's field hockey }}

{{MedalCountry | {{NZL}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}

{{MedalSilver|2015 Stratford|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition | Commonwealth Games }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Delhi | Team }}

{{MedalCompetition | Champions Challenge }}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Boom | Team}}

}}

Kyle Marshall Pontifex (born 5 February 1980 in Wellington) is a New Zealand professional field hockey player. He plays as a goalkeeper. He earned his first cap for the New Zealand national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in 2001 against Malaysia.

Pontifex represented his country in three consecutive Summer Olympics: in 2004 (Athens), 2008 (Beijing) and 2012 (London).{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/Athletes/AthleteProfile.aspx?Print=&ContactID=2166&id=3774 |title=Kyle Pontifex Profile at Olympic.org.nz |publisher=Olympic.org.nz |access-date=10 March 2010}}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/kyle-pontifex-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121530/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/kyle-pontifex-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Kyle Pontifex |access-date=10 March 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.olympic.org.nz/modal/london/2319 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220145710/http://www.olympic.org.nz/modal/london/2319 |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 December 2012 |title=Kyle Pontifex |website=Olympic.org.nz |publisher=New Zealand Olympic Committee |access-date=25 October 2012}} He was a batonbearer for the 2022 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay when the baton came to Basin Reserve in March 2022.{{cite web |title=The Queen's Baton Relay in New Zealand |url=https://www.birmingham2022.com/queens-baton-relay/event/2536410/new-zealand |website=Commonwealth Games – Birmingham 2022 |access-date=4 May 2022 |ref=Yes |language=en}}