Lloyd Stephenson

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Lloyd Stephenson (born May 10, 1981 in Thames Valley) is a field hockey player from New Zealand, who earned his first cap for the national team, nicknamed The Black Sticks, in April 2001. Originally from Thames Valley, the striker/midfielder is now based in Perth, but played in New Zealand most recently for North Harbour. He helped New Zealand qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens as a member of the Olympic Qualifying team, but had to make way for the return of experienced striker Bevan Hari. He returned to the team for the home series against Malaysia, and was named in the team to tour Europe in July 2005.