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Matt Dawson

Personal information
Full name	Matthew Dawson
Born	(1994-04-27) 27 April 1994 (age 30) 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 Men's field hockey Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Cup 2018 Bhubaneswar Oceania Cup 2015 Stratford 2017 Sydney 2019 Rockhampton 2023 Whangārei FIH Pro League 2019 Amstelveen Champions Trophy 2016 London 2014 Bhubaneswar Hockey World League 2014–15 Raipur Team 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team 2022 Birmingham Team

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.

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. He has since played in the 2014 and 2016 Champions Trophy. In 2015 he was signed by the Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League.

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.

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.

References

1. "Matt Dawson". rio2016.olympics.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
2. West, Lawrence (5 November 2014). "Kookas win Indian opener". hockey.org.au. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
3. "Squad Profiles: Matthew Dawson". hockey.org.au. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
4. 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.
5. "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Archived from the original on 15 March 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
6. "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.
7. "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

• Matt Dawson at the International Hockey Federation
• Matt Dawson at Olympedia (archive)
• 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

Australia squads

v t e Australia squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – 6th place 1 Dwyer 3 Orchard 4 Turner 5 Ciriello 6 Dawson 9 Knowles (c) 11 Ockenden 12 Whetton 13 Govers 16 Gohdes 17 Zalewski 19 Deavin 20 Swann 23 Beale 30 Charter 31 Kavanagh Coach: Reid v t e Australia squad – 2018 Commonwealth Games – Gold Medal (6th Title) 1 Sharp 2 Craig 4 Harvie 5 Wickham 6 Dawson 7 Edwards 9 Knowles 11 Ockenden 12 Whetton 13 Govers 14 Kleinschmidt 17 Zalewski 22 Ogilvie 23 Beale 24 Lovell 25 Mitton 26 Wotherspoon 30 Charter 32 Hayward Coach: Batch v t e Australia squad – 2018 World Cup – 3rd place 2 Craig 3 Weyer 4 Harvie 6 Dawson 11 Ockenden (C) 12 Whetton 13 Govers 16 Howard 17 Zalewski (C) 20 Swann 22 Ogilvie 23 Beale 24 Lovell 25 Mitton 26 Wotherspoon 29 Brand 30 Charter 32 Hayward Coach: Batch v t e Australia squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 1 Sharp 2 Craig 5 Wickham 6 Dawson 10 Beltz 11 Ockenden 12 Whetton 13 Govers 14 Martin 15 Simmonds 16 Howard 17 Zalewski 22 Ogilvie 23 Beale 25 Mitton 29 Brand 30 Charter 32 Hayward Coach: Batch v t e Australia squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – Gold Medal (7th Title) 4 Harvie 5 Wickham 6 Dawson 7 Ephraums 8 Durst 9 Anderson 10 Beltz 11 Ockenden (c) 12 Whetton 13 Govers 15 Simmonds 16 Howard 17 Zalewski (c) 22 Ogilvie 23 Beale 29 Brand 30 Charter 32 Hayward Coach: Batch

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