Flynn Ogilvie

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Flynn Ogilvie

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| fullname = Flynn Andrew Ogilvie

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|9|17}}

| birth_place = Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia

| position = Midfielder

| currentclub = NSW Waratahs

| nationalyears1 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 115

| nationalgoals1 = 22

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

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Flynn Andrew Ogilvie (born 17 September 1993) is an Australian field hockey player, and Commonwealth Games gold medallist.{{cite web|url=https://www.hockey.org.au/flynn-ogilvie/ |title=Flynn Ogilvie |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=16 September 2018}}

Personal life

Ogilvie was born in Wollongong, New South Wales.{{cite web|url=http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/296 |title=Flynn Ogilvie |publisher=Hockey Australia |accessdate=16 September 2018}}

Career

=Junior National Teams=

Ogilvie first represented Australia in 2010, at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. This was the first edition of field hockey at the Summer Youth Olympics, with Australia winning the inaugural gold medal.{{cite web |url=http://gis.singapore2010.sg/Nav/RES/ENG/HO/results/HO_400000_M_tournament_summary.html |title=Classification Summary |publisher=singapore2010.sg |accessdate=16 September 2018 }}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

In 2013, Ogilvie again represented Australia at junior level on three occasions. At the 2013 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, Ogilvie was a member of the gold medal-winning Australia team in the men's competition.{{cite web|url=http://corporate.olympics.com.au/news/2013-ayof-sport-by-sport-wrap1 |title=2013 AYOF: Sport by sport wrap |publisher=Australian Olympic Committee |accessdate=16 September 2018}}

At the 2013 Junior Oceania Cup, Australia won gold, qualifying for the Junior World Cup. At the Junior World Cup, Ogilvie again represented the Australia Under 21's, helping the team to a 5th-place finish.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/259 |title=Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 |publisher=FIH |accessdate=16 September 2018}}

=Senior National Team=

Ogilvie made his senior international debut in 2014,{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/2860 |title=OGILVIE Flynn |publisher=FIH |accessdate=16 September 2018}} in a test series against India in Perth, Australia.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/competitions/401 |title=Test Series 2014: AUS v IND (M) Australia |publisher=FIH |accessdate=16 September 2018}}

Since his debut, Ogilvie has become a regular inclusion in the Australian team.

Most notably, Ogilvie was a member of the Gold Medal-winning Australia team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. This marked a record 6th title for the Australian team, winning in every edition of Hockey at the Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=https://gc2018.com/sport/hockey |title=Hockey |publisher=gc2018 |accessdate=16 September 2018}}

Ogilvie 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.{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}