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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Dawson | ||
| Born |
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 | Caps | Goals |
| 2014– | Australia | 146 | (12) |
Medal record | |||
Career
editFrom 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]
Selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics, he had part of a finger amputated just days before the Games in Paris began after sustaining an injury in training which, had he undergone surgery to repair it, would have meant missing the event.[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "Matt Dawson". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ West, Lawrence (5 November 2014). "Kookas win Indian opener". hockey.org.au. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Squad Profiles: Matthew Dawson". hockey.org.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ Kerry, Craig (18 September 2015). "Hockey: Simon Orchard and Matt Dawson rewarded in Hockey India League player auction". newcastleherald.com.au. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Kookaburras player Matthew Dawson amputates finger to play hockey at Paris Olympics". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 24 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Australian hockey star amputates finger to play at Olympics". BBC Sport. 26 July 2024. Archived from the original on 26 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
External links
edit- Matt Dawson at the International Hockey Federation
- Matt Dawson at Olympedia
- Matt Dawson at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Matthew Dawson at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com) (archive)
- Matthew Dawson at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Matthew Dawson at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Matthew Dawson at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Matthew Dawson on Instagram
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