Gordon Johnston (field hockey)

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

Gordon Johnston
Personal information
Full name Gordon MacKenzie Johnston
Born (1993-01-30) 30 January 1993
Vancouver, Canada
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Vancouver Hawks
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Royal Wellington
Vancouver Hawks
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Canada 170
Last updated on: 12 August 2019

International career

He competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[1][2] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[3] He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[4] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[6]

References

  1. "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.
  2. COC Profile
  3. "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.
  4. "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. "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.
  6. "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.


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