Jake Harvie | |
Fullname: | Jake Michael Harvie |
Birth Date: | 1998 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Dardanup, Western Australia, Australia |
Height: | 172cm |
Weight: | 66kg |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | WA Thundersticks |
Nationalyears1: | 2017– |
Nationalteam1: | Australia |
Nationalcaps1: | 61 |
Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Jake Michael Harvie (born 5 March 1998) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team.[1] He also is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist.[2]
Harvie was born in Dardanup, Western Australia, and made his senior international debut at the 2017 International Festival of Hockey in Bendigo, Australia.[3]
Harvie won his first major tournament with Australia at the 2016-17 Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar, India. The team defeated Argentina 2–1 in the final to win the tournament.[4]
In March 2018, Harvie was selected in the Australian national squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The team won the gold medal, defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final.[5]
He is the grandson of former Australian three-time hockey Olympian Gordon Pearce.[6] [7]