McALEESE Shea

New Zealand
Hockey
7 Aug 1984
37
Male
NAPIER
 
New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HOC Hockey Men
NZL
New Zealand
 9

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
Men's Pool A
#M02
NZL
New Zealand
2
IND
India
3
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
Men's Pool A
#M09
ESP
Spain
3
NZL
New Zealand
4
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
Men's Pool A
#M15
JPN
Japan
2
NZL
New Zealand
2
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
Men's Pool A
#M20
AUS
Australia
4
NZL
New Zealand
2
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
Men's Pool A
#M28
ARG
Argentina
4
NZL
New Zealand
1
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
7Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7Men2008Beijing, CHN
9Men2012London, GBR

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
7Men2014The Hague, NED
8Men2006Monchengladbach, GER
9Men2018Bhubaneswar, IND
9Men2010New Delhi, IND

FIH Pro League
RankEventYearLocation
8Men2020
8Men2019

Oceania Cup
RankEventYearLocation
2Men2019Rockhampton, QLD, AUS
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Buddha (sheamcaleese.co.nz, 23 Mar 2016)
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Athlete, Business Owner, Director
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Business Management - Otago Polytechnic, Dunedin, NZL
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Wife Jaimee Lovett
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English
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Central Falcons [New Zealand]
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Mike Delaney [club], NZL; Darren Smith [national], NZL
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Midfielder (nzcity.co.nz, 02 Nov 2019)
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His wife Jaimee Lovett represented New Zealand in canoe sprint at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (SportsDeskOnline, 26 Mar 2020; Facebook profile, 24 Dec 2019)
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He represented Hawke's Bay in cricket at junior level in New Zealand. (sheamcaleese.co.nz, 09 Dec 2012)
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2005 for New Zealand Against Pakistan, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia (sheamcaleese.co.nz, 23 Mar 2016)
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He has dislocated his shoulder four times and needed shoulder reconstruction surgery in 2008. (hawkesbaytoday.co.nz, 29 Jan 2010; hockeynz.co.nz, 09 Mar 2013)
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Premier Hockey League [NZL] (blacksticksnz.co.nz, 01 Oct 2020)
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He began playing hockey at age 10 at school in Napier, New Zealand, and focussed on the sport at age 17. (olympic.org.nz, 01 Apr 2014; sheamcaleese.co.nz, 23 Mar 2016)
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He loved hockey from the moment he started playing. (sheamcaleese.co.nz, 23 Mar 2016)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (nzherald.co.nz, 25 Jul 2018)
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Swiss tennis player Roger Federer, Pakistani hockey player Shahbaz Ahmed, US basketball player Michael Jordan. (hockeynz.co.nz, 09 Mar 2013; sheamcaleese.co.nz, 23 Mar 2016)
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"Worry about getting your basics right before all the flashy stuff. In the end, good basics will set you above the rest." (sheamcaleese.co.nz, 23 Mar 2016)

General Interest

General
DIRECTOR ROLE AND FUTURE PLANS
In 2018 he took up a role as sports director at Lindisfarne College in Hastings, New Zealand. "After spending time abroad playing and coaching, I jumped at the opportunity when it became available. It was a whirlwind few years abroad and after I compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo it will be my last hurrah with the national team." (nzherald.co.nz, 25 Jul 2018; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In January 2016 he set up a business which he co-owns called Inside Hockey in New Zealand. The aim of the business is to show innovative drills, skills, videos for all ages, players and coaches in hockey. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

PLAYING ABROAD
He played for Braxgata Hockey Club in Antwerp, Belgium, between 2015 and 2018. Between 2012 and 2015 he played for HGC Hockey Club in The Hague, Netherlands. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He studied for a master's degree in sports science at Setanta College in Thurles, Ireland. He also studied for a master's degree in sports business management at Otago Polytechnic in Dunedin, New Zealand. (LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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