Matt Dawson (field hockey) explained

Matt Dawson
Fullname:Matthew Dawson
Birth Date:1994 4, df=yes
Birth Place:Killarney Vale, New South Wales, Australia
Height:1.76 m
Weight:66 kg
Position:Defender
Currentclub:NSW Waratahs
Nationalyears1:2014–
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:146
Nationalgoals1:12
Show-Medals:no

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]

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]

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matt Dawson. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170219225406/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/matt-dawson. 19 February 2017. dead.
  2. Web site: Kookas win Indian opener. Lawrence. West. 5 November 2014. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034604/http://hockey.org.au/News/kookas-win-indian-opener. 2 February 2017. dead.
  3. Web site: Squad Profiles:Matthew Dawson. 7 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20180912212348/http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/295. 12 September 2018. dead.
  4. News: Hockey: Simon Orchard and Matt Dawson rewarded in Hockey India League player auction. Craig. Kerry. 18 September 2015. 24 February 2024. 20 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240720132011/https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3359588/indian-auction-pays-off-for-orchard-and-dawson/. live.
  5. Web site: Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021. 2022-02-04. The Roar. en-US. 15 March 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220315191131/https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/. live.
  6. Web site: Kookaburras player Matthew Dawson amputates finger to play hockey at Paris Olympics. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 July 2024. 24 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240724181739/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-24/paris-olympic-games-matthew-dawson-amputates-finger-to-play/104134256. live.
  7. Web site: Australian hockey star amputates finger to play at Olympics. BBC Sport. 26 July 2024. 26 July 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240726093847/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmg7ngkgjeo. live.

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