Corey Weyer
{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Corey Weyer
| image =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1996|03|28}}
| birth_place = Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
| height =
| position = Defender
| currentclub = QLD Blades
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| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = Australia U18
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2016
| nationalteam2 = Australia U21
| nationalcaps2 = 11
| nationalgoals2 =
| nationalyears3 = 2017–
| nationalteam3 = Australia
| nationalcaps3 = 63
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| medaltemplates =
{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}
{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}
{{MedalBronze|2018 Bhubaneswar|Team}}
{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}
{{MedalGold|2019 Rockhampton|Team}}
{{MedalSport|Men's hockey5s}}
{{MedalCompetition|Youth Olympic Games}}
{{MedalGold|2014 Nanjing|Team}}
}}
Corey Weyer (born 28 March 1996) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team.{{cite web|url=http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/3059 |title=Corey Weyer |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=28 November 2018}}
Career
=Junior National Teams=
Weyer has represented Australia at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/4363 |title=HOWARD Tim |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 November 2018}}
In 2014, Weyer was a member of the Australia Under 18 side at the 2014 Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing, China. The team won the gold medal, defeating Canada 3–2 in a penalty shoot-out following a 3–3 draw.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympic.org/nanjing-2014 |title=Nanjing 2014 |publisher=olympic.org |accessdate=28 November 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://olympics.com.au/news/hockey5s-win-gold-in-thrilling-match |title=Hockey5s win Gold in thrilling match |publisher=AOC |accessdate=28 November 2018}}
Weyer made his debut for the Australian Under 21 side, 'The Burras', at the 2016 edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup, winning a gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.sultanjohorcup.com.my/index.php/2016-edition |title=Sultan of Johor Cup 2016 |publisher=Sultan of Johor Cup |accessdate=23 November 2018 |archive-date=5 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161105055746/http://www.sultanjohorcup.com.my/index.php/2016-edition |url-status=dead }}
In 2016, Weyer also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished fourth.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/435 |title=Uttar Pradesh Hockey Junior World Cup Men Lucknow 2016 |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=28 November 2018}}{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/teams/3404 |title=Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=28 November 2018}}
=Senior National Team=
In 2017, Weyer made his senior international debut for the Kookaburras at the 2017 International Festival of Hockey.
In November 2018, Weyer was named in the squad for the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.{{cite web|url=http://hockey.org.au/News/kookaburras-team-announced-for-world-cup-defence |title=Kookaburras Team Announced For World Cup Defence |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=28 November 2018}}
Weyer was selected for the Kookaburras squad for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris,{{Cite web |title=History-making Kookaburras and Hockeyroos announced for Paris 2024 Olympic Games|url=https://www.hockey.org.au/news/history-making-kookaburras-and-hockeyroos-announced|publisher=Hockey Australia |date=1 July 2024 |access-date=5 July 2024 |website=hockey.org.au}}{{cite web |last1=Peesara |first1=Anuraag |title=PARIS 2024 OLYMPICS: ARAN ZALEWSKI TO LEAD KOOKABURRAS' CHARGE IN FRANCE |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-men-hockey-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list-kookaburras |website=olympics.com |access-date=24 July 2024 |date=1 July 2024}} scoring the opening goal in Australia's 2–1 win over Ireland in the group stage.{{cite news |last1=Ralph |first1=Jon |title=Comeback complete for Weyer as Kookaburras remain unbeaten |url=https://www.codesports.com.au/olympics-paralympics/comeback-complete-for-corey-weyer-as-kookaburras-remain-unbeaten-in-paris/news-story/85a74447244861fad8a2f33a86fb404a |access-date=31 July 2024 |work=Code Sports |agency=News Sport Network |date=29 July 2024}} Coach Colin Batch was quoted before the Olympics that Weyer "was the best story in the team" after the defender got himself fitter and followed up with an impressive campaign playing for the Brisbane Blaze during the 2023 Hockey One season.
References
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External links
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- [https://www.hockey.org.au/player-profiles/corey-weyer/ Hockey Australia profile]
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002253/http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/3059 |title=Corey Weyer at Hockey.org.au |date=dmy}}
{{Australia FHM Squad 2018 World Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Weyer, Corey}}
Category:Australian male field hockey players
Category:Male field hockey defenders
Category:Field hockey players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Category:2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Category:Youth Olympic gold medalists for Australia
Category:Field hockey people from Queensland
Category:Sportspeople from the Gold Coast, Queensland
Category:Sportsmen from Queensland
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia