Gordon Johnston (field hockey)
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| Full name | Gordon MacKenzie Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
January 30, 1993 Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | HGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | HGC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–present | Canada | 186 | (52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 13 September 2021 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gordon MacKenzie Johnston (born January 30, 1993) is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a defender for Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC and the Canadian national team.
Club career[]
Johnston joined HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse in 2021 after the 2020 Summer Olympics after having played for the .[1]
International career[]
He competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[2][3] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[4] He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[5] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[6] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[7]
In June 2021, Johnston was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[8][9]
References[]
- ^ "Devindar Walmiki neemt afscheid van HGC". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ COC Profile
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
External links[]
- Gordon Johnston at the International Hockey Federation
- Gordon Johnston at Olympedia
- Gordon Johnston at the Canadian Olympic Committee
- Gordon Johnston at Field Hockey Canada
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- Canadian male field hockey players
- Field hockey players from Vancouver
- Male field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
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- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Olympic field hockey players of Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
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