Joshua Simmonds

Joshua Simmonds (born 4 October 1995)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]

Joshua Simmonds
Personal information
Born (1995-10-04) 4 October 1995
Ringwood, Victoria
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Doncaster Hockey Club
Senior career
Years Team
2014 NT Stingers
2015–2018 VIC Vikings
2019– HC Melbourne
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Australia U–21 17 (2)
2018– Australia 24 (1)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam
FIH Pro League
Gold medal – first place2019 Amstelveen

Personal life

Joshua Simmonds was born and raised in Ringwood, Victoria.[2]

He is a member of the Victorian Institute of Sport, and has referenced Floyd Mayweather as his sporting hero.[3]

Career

Club level

At club level, Joshua Simmonds plays hockey for Doncaster Hockey Club in the Victorian Premier League.[4] He has also played for YMCA Coastal City Hockey Club in the Western Australia Premier Competition.[5]

State level

Throughout his youth, Joshua Simmonds represented his home state, Victoria, in all domestic competitions.[6]

In 2014, Simmonds was recruited by the NT Stingers in the Australian Hockey League as an import player.[7] Following his AHL debut for the Northern Territory, Simmonds returned to play for the VIC Vikings from 2015 onwards.[6] This included winning the championship at the 2016 edition.[8]

Following the overhaul of the AHL in 2018, Simmonds was selected to represent HC Melbourne in Hockey Australia's new domestic league, Hockey One, in 2019.[9]

Under–21

Joshua Simmonds made his junior international debut for the Australia U–21 side in 2015, at the Sultan of Johor Cup, where the team finished fifth.[10]

In 2016, Simmonds went on to represent the side again; at the Sultan of Johor Cup and Junior World Cup.[11]

Kookaburras

Following two years in the national development squad, Simmonds made his senior international debut for the Kookaburras in 2018 during a test match against Argentina in Darwin, Northern Territory.[11] He then went on the represent the team during the International Hockey Open.[12] In November 2018, Simmonds was named in the Kookaburras squad for the 2019 calendar year.[13]

Simmonds started 2019 in the Kookaburras team during the FIH Pro League in Melbourne, Victoria.[14] Simmonds continued to represent the team during the Pro League, culminating with a gold medal in Amstelveen, following a 3–2 win over Belgium.

Simmonds was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout.[15]

References
  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  2. "Joshua Simmonds". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  3. "JOSH SIMMONDS". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. "Congratulations to Josh Simmonds now in the Kookaburra Squad". doncasterhockeyclub.com.au. Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  5. "SIMMONDS Joshua". hockeywa.altiusrt.com. Hockey WA. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. "SIMMONDS Josh". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  7. "AHL Teams Named". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  8. "VIC VIKINGS WIN AHL FOR FIRST TIME SINCE 1998". justhockey.com.au. Just Hockey. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  9. "Hockey Club Melbourne – Men's Squad". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  10. "Aussies finish fifth". sultanjohorcup.com.my. Sultan of Johor Cup. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  11. "SIMMONDS Joshua". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  12. "KOOKABURRAS TEAM NAMED FOR DARWIN INTERNATIONAL HOCKEY OPEN". justhockey.com.au. Just Hockey. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  13. "2019 National Senior Men's Squad Announced". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  14. "FIH Pro League: Doncaster's Josh Simmonds and Hayley Padget play on home soil". heraldsun.com.au. Herald Sun. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  15. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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