Mark Pearson (field hockey)
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Full name | Mark Alistair John Pearson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | June 18, 1987|||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2021 | Canada | 284 | (71) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Mark Alistair John Pearson (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian retired field hockey player. He has represented Canada in three Summer Olympics and two World Cups.
From 2009, he played for Der Club an der Alster, Hamburg, Germany.
International career[]
In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[2] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[3]
In June 2021, Pearson was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[4][5] He announced his retirement from the national team in December 2021.[6]
References[]
- ^ "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 Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 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.
- ^ "Mark Pearson announced retirement from Men's National Team". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 23 December 2021.
External links[]
- Mark Pearson at FIH
- Mark Pearson at Olympedia
- Mark Pearson at Field Hockey Canada
Categories:
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Canadian male field hockey players
- Field hockey players from Vancouver
- Male field hockey forwards
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Olympic field hockey players of Canada
- Field hockey players at the 2014 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
- Der Club an der Alster players
- West Vancouver Field Hockey Club players
- Men's Feldhockey Bundesliga players
- Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games