Gordon Johnston (field hockey)

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Gordon Johnston
Personal information
Full name Gordon MacKenzie Johnston
Born (1993-01-30) January 30, 1993 (age 31)
Vancouver, Canada
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 88 kg (194 lb)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
Years Team
Royal Wellington
0000–2021 Vancouver Hawks
2021–2022 HGC
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–present Canada 201 (123)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Santiago
Pan American Junior Championship
Silver medal – second place 2012 Guadalajara
Last updated on: 31 October 2023

Gordon MacKenzie Johnston (born January 30, 1993) is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a defender for the Canadian national team.

Club career[edit]

Johnston joined HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse in 2021 after the 2020 Summer Olympics after having played for the Vancouver Hawks.[1] He played one season at HGC.

International career[edit]

He was part of the Canadian squad that 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] He was the top goalscorer at the 2022 Men's Pan American Cup with ten goals as Canada won the bronze medal.[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Devindar Walmiki neemt afscheid van HGC". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). 1 June 2021. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ COC Profile
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Pan American Cups - Day 12 - Men". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. 30 January 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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