Matt Dawson (field hockey)

Matthew 'Matt' Dawson (born 27 April 1994) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.[1]

Matt Dawson
Personal information
Full name Matthew Dawson
Born (1994-04-27) 27 April 1994
Killarney Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club NSW Waratahs
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Australia 146 (12)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2020 TokyoTeam
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place2018 Bhubaneswar
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place2015 Stratford
Gold medal – first place2017 Sydney
Gold medal – first place2019 Rockhampton
Gold medal – first place2023 Whangārei
FIH Pro League
Gold medal – first place2019 Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2016 London
Bronze medal – third place2014 Bhubaneswar
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place2014–15 RaipurTeam
Gold medal – first place2016–17 BhubaneswarTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2018 Gold CoastTeam
Gold medal – first place2022 BirminghamTeam

Career

From Killarney Vale on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Dawson is the son of former Australian cricketer Trish Dawson. He was first selected to play for the Australia men's national field hockey team in 2014 against India.[2] He has since played in the 2014 and 2016 Champions Trophy.[3] In 2015 he was signed by the Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League.[4]

Dawson 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.[5]

References
  1. "Matt Dawson". Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  2. West, Lawrence (5 November 2014). "Kookas win Indian opener". Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  3. "Squad Profiles:Matthew Dawson". Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. Kerry, Craig (18 September 2015). "Hockey: Simon Orchard and Matt Dawson rewarded in Hockey India League player auction".
  5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.


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