Nicholas Spooner (field hockey)

{{Short description|South African field hockey player}}

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

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Nicholas Spooner

| fullname = Nicholas Balfour Spooner

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|28|df=y}}

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| position = Midfielder/Centre link

| currentclub = Harvestehuder THC

| nationalyears1 = 2014-present

| nationalteam1 = South Africa

| nationalcaps1 = 51

| nationalgoals1 = 8

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{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Accra|}}

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Nicholas Balfour Spooner (born 28 August 1991) is a South African field hockey player. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web|url=https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1340389-spooner-nicholas-balfour.htm|title=Hockey SPOONER Nicholas|work=Tokyo 2020 Olympics|publisher=Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games|access-date=25 July 2021|archive-date=25 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210725224451/https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/olympic-games/en/results/hockey/athlete-profile-n1340389-spooner-nicholas-balfour.htm|url-status=dead}}

Spooner was educated at Hilton College.{{Cite web |last=natasha |date=2009-05-26 |title=College play for old boys |url=https://witness.co.za/archive/2009/05/27/college-play-for-old-boys-20150430/ |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=The Witness |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Hilton College's newest Springboks - HiltonVillage.co.za |url=https://hiltonvillage.co.za/news/1633-hilton-college-s-newest-springboks |access-date=2024-06-08 |website=hiltonvillage.co.za}}