Jennifer McDonald

Jennifer Enid "Jenny" McDonald (born 18 July 1949 in Whangarei) is a retired field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that finished sixth at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. She played for the national team from 1971 to 1985, and captained the team from 1980 to 1985.

In 1996 she was inducted into the New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame. The annual national schoolgirls' hockey tournament is played for the Jenny McDonald Cup.

She later became the principal of Elmgrove primary school in Mosgiel, Otago.

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