Cameron Golden
{{short description|Scottish field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Cameron Golden
| height =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1999|06|02}}
| birth_place = Dundee, Scotland
| position = Forward
| years1 =
| clubs1 = Uhlenhorster HC
| nationalyears1 = 2017–2019
| nationalteam1 = Scotland U–21
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 8
| nationalyears2 = 2017–2018
| nationalteam2 = Great Britain U–21
| nationalcaps2 = 12
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| nationalyears3 = 2018–
| nationalteam3 = Scotland
| nationalcaps3 = 39
| nationalgoals3 = 25
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry|{{Flagu|Scotland}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Championship II}}
{{MedalSilver|2021 Gniezno|Team}}
{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Sultan of Johor Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2018 Johor Bahru|Team}}
{{MedalSilver|2017 Johor Bahru|Team}}
}}
Cameron Golden (born 2 June 1999){{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/759/reports/teams |title=Team Details – Scotland |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=16 October 2023}} is a field hockey player from Scotland, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/international-performance/scotland/seniors-men-team/ |title=Seniors Men Team |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |website=scottish-hockey.org.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}{{cite web |url=https://www.laps.careers/taking-control-of-studying-and-sport/ |title=TAKING CONTROL OF STUDYING AND SPORT |publisher=Life After Professional Sport |website=laps.careers |accessdate=16 October 2023}}
Biography
Golden was born and raised in Dundee, Scotland.{{cite web |url=https://www.teamscotland.scot/athlete/cameron-golden/ |title=Cameron Golden |publisher=Team Scotland |website=teamscotland.scot |accessdate=16 October 2023}} His younger brother, Jamie, also represents Scotland in hockey.{{cite web |url=https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/other-sports/2188228/dundee-hockey-charlotte-watson-emily-dark-cameron-golden-jamie-golden/ |title=Dundee hockey stars Charlotte Watson, Emily Dark and brothers Cameron and Jamie Golden sticking at it despite coronavirus disruption |publisher=The Courier |date=4 May 2021 |website=thecourier.co.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}
Golden made his debut for the Scotland U–21 side at the 2017 EuroHockey Junior Championship II in St. Petersburg.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/17961 |title=GOLDEN Cameron |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=16 October 2023}} Following his Scotland junior debut, Golden went on to represent the Great Britain junior side and appeared at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup, winning silver and then took gold at the 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru.{{cite web |url=https://scottish-hockey.org.uk/golden-and-mckenzie-selected-for-sultan-of-johor-cup/ |title=Golden and McKenzie selected for Sultan of Johor Cup |publisher=Scottish Hockey Union |date=26 September 2018 |website=scottish-hockey.org.uk |accessdate=16 October 2023}}
Golden made his Scottish senior international debut in 2018 and captained the Scotland junior team to a gold medal at the EuroHockey Junior Championship tier 2 in Plzeň.{{cite web |url=https://eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Competitions-Archive-1.pdf |title=Competitions Archive |publisher=European Hockey Federation |website=eurohockeyprod.wpengine.com |accessdate=16 October 2023}}
In 2019, Golden joined Dutch club Klein Zwitserland before joining German club Uhlenhorster HC the following year. He medalled with the Scottish senior team for the first time in 2021, taking home silver at the EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno.
In 2022, Golden was named in the squad for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.{{cite web |url=https://results.birmingham2022.com/#/athlete-details/52673 |title=Cammy GOLDEN |publisher=Birmingham2022 |website=results.birmingham2022.com |accessdate=16 October 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/hockey/62056697 |title=Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad |website=BBC Sport |date=5 July 2022 |access-date=16 May 2025}}
References
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External links
- {{FIH|17961}}
- {{Team Scotland|cameron-golden}}
- {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|52673|Cammy Golden}}
{{Scotland FH Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Golden, Cameron}}
Category:Scottish male field hockey players
Category:Male field hockey forwards
Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Scotland
Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games