Kate Woods (field hockey)

Kate Woods (née Hector, born 11 October 1981) is a South African field hockey player.

Kate Woods
Argentina v South Africa, 2012 Summer Olympics
Born	Kate Hector (1981-10-11) 11 October 1981 (age 43) Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Spouse	Duncan Woods
Relatives	Benjamin Hector (brother)
Field hockey career Playing position midfielder Medal record Women's field hockey Representing  South Africa All-Africa Games 2003 Abuja Team Champions Challenge 2005 Virginia Beach Team

Woods was born Kate Hector on 11 October 1981 in Johannesburg, Gauteng. She attended Durban Girls' College. She was a member of the national squad that finished 9th at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. The midfielder's hometown is Cape Town, and she is nicknamed KT. She plays for a provincial team based in Western Province.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed with the South Africa women's national field hockey team in the women's tournament.^[1]

She is married to water polo player Duncan Woods.^[2] Her brother is first-class cricketer Benjamin Hector.^[2]

International senior tournaments

• 2003 – All Africa Games (Abuja, Nigeria)
• 2004 – Olympic Games (Athens, Greece)
• 2005 – Champions Challenge (Virginia Beach, United States)
• 2006 – Commonwealth Games (Melbourne, Australia)
• 2006 – World Cup (Madrid, Spain)
• 2008 – Olympic Games (Beijing, PR China)
• 2012 – Olympic Games (London, United Kingdom)