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26 april 2013 -lrb- national -rrb- palmerston north , new zealand new zealand 1.67 m ftin on sport women 's field hockey 2005 -- present 31 july 1989 charlotte harrison
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charlotte harrison

charlotte harrison -lrb- born 31 july 1989 -rrb- is a new zealand field hockey player .
she has competed for the new zealand women 's national field hockey team -lrb- the `` black sticks women '' -rrb- , including for the team at the 2012 summer olympics and at the 2006 and 2010 commonwealth games , and as a reserve for the team at the 2008 summer olympics .
harrison was first selected for the black sticks women in october 2005 on the back of her performance for northland in the national hockey league that year .
at the time , she was 16 years old , making her the youngest ever player selected for the black sticks women .
she played her first match for the black sticks on 31 october 2005 , against australia in pakuranga , auckland , as part of the 2005 oceania cup and world cup qualifier .
born in palmerston north to steve and zanna harrison , charlotte spent most of her early life living in whangarei .
she has two younger sisters : samantha , who joined charlotte playing for the black sticks women in 2009 , and anita .
despite charlotte being two years older and three centimetres -lrb- 1 in -rrb- shorter than her sister samantha , once the two competed together for the black sticks , their similarities in appearance became apparent and were often mistaken for each other by comentators and match officials .
this was partially alleviated by samantha dyeing her hair brown in mid-2010 , but within a year reverted to her natural blonde colour .
harrison attended whangarei girls ' high school , before later studying beauty therapy at the auckland university of technology .
, she resides on auckland 's north shore where she is employed as a beautician .
at club level , harrison is a member of the southern districts hockey club , based in papatoetoe , auckland .
in the national hockey league , she is a member of the northland women 's team .
