Anthony Mark Thornton (born March 27, 1967 in Wanganui) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in eighth position with the Men's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Wanganui is an urban area and district on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. Field hockey is a Team sport in which players attempt to score goals by hitting the Ball across the pitch with a stick New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Final results for the Hockey Competition at the 1992 Summer Olympics: Men's Competition Preliminary Round Group A Group Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia