Riana Pho
{{short description|New Zealand field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Riana Pho
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2005|05|05}}
| birth_place = Sydney, Australia
| position = Defence
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = Wellington
| nationalyears1 = 2022–
| nationalteam1 = New Zealand U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2023–
| nationalteam2 = New Zealand
| nationalcaps2 = 18
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Women's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{NZL}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|FIH Nations Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2024–25 Santiago|}}
{{MedalCompetition|Junior Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalSilver|2022 Canberra|}}
{{MedalSilver|2025 Auckland|}}
}}
Riana Pho (born 5 May 2005){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1415/reports/teams |title=Team Details – New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=6 November 2023}} is a field hockey player from New Zealand.{{cite web |title=U21 Women's Team |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/womens-team-u21 |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |accessdate=6 November 2023 |df=dmy-all}}
Personal life
Riana Pho was born and raised in Sydney, Australia. She moved to Wellington, New Zealand at the age of ten.{{cite web |title=The art of defence, on the hockey turf and cyberspace, is key to Riana Pho's success |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/other-sports/300975028/the-art-of-defence-on-the-hockey-turf-and-cyberspace-is-key-to-riana-phos-success |publisher=stuff |website=stuff.co.nz |date=23 September 2023 |accessdate=6 November 2023 |df=dmy-all}}{{cite web |title=Wellington Squads impress at U18 Tournaments |url=https://www.wellingtonhockey.org.nz/post/wellington-squads-impress-at-u18-tournaments |publisher=Wellington Hockey |website=wellingtonhockey.org.nz |accessdate=6 November 2023 |df=dmy-all}}
Career
=Under–21=
Pho made her international debut for New Zealand at Under–21 level. She represented the junior squad at the 2022 Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra, where she won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/28995 |title=PHO Riana |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=6 November 2023}}
In 2023 she was named in the squad again, also receiving a call–up for the FIH Junior World Cup in Santiago, Chile.{{cite web |url=https://hockeynz.co.nz/2023-junior-black-sticks-squads-announced/ |title=2023 JUNIOR BLACK STICKS SQUADS ANNOUNCED |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=hockeynz.co.nz/ |date=13 February 2023 |accessdate=6 November 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.blacksticksnz.co.nz/future-black-sticks-news/junior-world-cup-squads-highlight-strong-talent-coming-through |title=JUNIOR WORLD CUP SQUADS HIGHLIGHT STRONG TALENT COMING THROUGH |publisher=New Zealand Hockey Federation |website=blacksticksnz.co.nz |date=12 September 2023 |accessdate=6 November 2023}}
=Black Sticks=
In 2023, Pho received her first call up to the senior national team.{{cite web |url=https://www.nzsportswire.com/black-sticks-veterans-rising-stars-for-pro-league-matches/ |title=Black Sticks veterans, rising stars for Pro League matches |publisher=NZ Sports Wire |website=nzsportswire.com |date=6 April 2023 |accessdate=6 November 2023}} She made her Black Sticks debut during season four of the FIH Pro League.{{cite web |url=https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/first-up/audio/2018886973/black-sticks-debutant-riana-pho-in-first-test-in-christchurch |title=Black Sticks debutant Riana Pho in first test in Christchurch |publisher=Radio New Zealand |website=rnz.co.nz |date=21 April 2023 |accessdate=6 November 2023}}
References
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External links
- {{FIH|28995}}
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Category:New Zealand female field hockey players