Calvin Davis (field hockey)

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Calvin Davis (born 22 November 2003) is a South African field hockey player who plays for the South African national team. He competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics.{{Cite web |title=Team South Africa Hockey teams named for the Paris Olympic Games|url=https://sahockey.co.za/2024/06/19/team-south-africa-hockey-teams-named-for-the-paris-olympic-games/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |language=en-US|website=SA Hockey Association }}{{Cite web |last=Lemke |first=Gary |date=2024-06-19 |title=Second group of Team SA athletes for Paris named |url=https://www.teamsa.co.za/second-group-of-team-sa-athletes-for-paris-named/ |access-date=2024-06-20 |website=TeamSA |language=en-ZA}}

Early life

He attended Kearsney College{{Cite web|url=https://www.kearsney.com/college/sport/story-of-kearsney-hockey/|title=Story of Kearsney Hockey – Kearsney College}} and studied at the University of Pretoria.{{Cite web|url=https://www.up.ac.za/tukssport/news/post_3227417-tukshockey-calvins-davis-captains-the-northerns-u21-side-to-2024-ipt-victory|title=#TuksHockey: Calvins Davis captains the Northerns U21 side to 2024 IPT victory | University of Pretoria|website=www.up.ac.za}}

Career

=Under–21=

Davis made his debut for the 2023 Sultan of Johor Cup.{{Cite web |title=SA Hockey U21 Men Named for 2023 Sultan of Johor Cupwebsite=SA Hockey Association |url=https://sahockey.co.za/2023/09/22/sa-hockey-u21-men-named-for-2023-sultan-of-johor-cup/ |access-date=2024-06-22 |language=en-US}} He made the 2023 Junior Africa Cup in Ismailia{{Cite web |title=South Africa name U21 Men's squad for the Junior World Cup |url=https://app.sahockey.co.za/2023/11/13/south-africa-name-u21-mens-squad-for-the-junior-world-cup/ |website=SA Hockey Association|access-date=2023-02-28 |language=en-US}} and 2023 FIH Hockey Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.{{Cite web|url=https://www.up.ac.za/hockey/news/post_3199551-tukshockey-calvin-davis-is-confident-that-south-africa-will-stand-up-to-the-best-at-the-2023-mens-fih-hockey-junior-world-cup|title=#TuksHockey: Calvin Davis is confident that South Africa will stand up to the best at the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup | University of Pretoria|website=www.up.ac.za}}{{Cite web |title=South Africa name U21 Men's squad for the Junior World Cup|website= SA Hockey Association |url=https://app.sahockey.co.za/2023/11/13/south-africa-name-u21-mens-squad-for-the-junior-world-cup/ |access-date=2024-07-04 |language=en-US}}

=Senior national team=

Davis made his debut for the Test Match India.{{Cite web |title=2024 Test Match RSA v IND (M) |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/1647 |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=tms.fih.ch}}

References

External links

{{International Hockey Federation}}
{{South African Hockey Association}}
{{Olympics.com profile|calvin-davis-x3446}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/calvin-davis_1972212 Calvin Davis] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:2003 births

Category:Living people

Category:South African male field hockey players

Category:TuksHockey Club players

Category:Alumni of Kearsney College

Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic field hockey players for South Africa

Category:21st-century South African sportsmen