Gordon Johnston (field hockey)

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| full_name = Gordon MacKenzie Johnston

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|1|30}}

| birth_place = Vancouver, Canada

| height = 1.87 m

| weight = 88 kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub =

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| clubs1 = Royal Wellington

| years2 = {{0|0000}}–2021

| clubs2 = Vancouver Hawks

| years3 = 2021–2022

| clubs3 = HGC

| nationalyears1 = 2011–present

| nationalteam1 = Canada

| nationalcaps1 = 201

| nationalgoals1 = 123

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| updated = 31 October 2023

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Gordon MacKenzie Johnston (born January 30, 1993) is a Canadian field hockey player, who plays as a defender for the Canadian national team.

Club career

Johnston joined HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse in 2021 after the 2020 Summer Olympics after having played for the Vancouver Hawks.{{cite web |title=Devindar Walmiki neemt afscheid van HGC |url=https://hoofdklassehockey.nl/nieuws/devindar-walmiki-neemt-afscheid-van-hgc/ |website=hoofdklassehockey.nl |access-date=13 September 2021 |language=nl |date=1 June 2021}} He played one season at HGC.

International career

He was part of the Canadian squad that competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.{{cite web |url=http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2015/06/25/our-turf-our-time-mens-team-named-for-2015-pan-am-games/ |title=Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games |date=25 June 2015 |website=www.fieldhockey.ca/ |publisher=Field Hockey Canada |accessdate=25 May 2016}}[http://olympic.ca/team-canada/gordon-johnston/ COC Profile] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.{{cite press release |date=6 July 2016 |title=Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016 |url=http://press.olympic.ca/mens-field-hockey-team-nominated-for-rio-2016 |location=Vancouver, British Columbia |publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee |access-date=7 July 2016}} He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,{{cite web |title=Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster |url=http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2018/11/02/29867/ |website=fieldhockey.ca |accessdate=20 December 2018 |date=2 November 2018 |archive-date=26 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226060157/http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2018/11/02/29867/ |url-status=dead }} where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.{{cite web |title=Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster |url=http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2019/06/17/field-hockey-canada-announces-pan-american-games-mens-national-team-roster/ |website=www.fieldhockey.ca |publisher=Field Hockey Canada |accessdate=19 June 2019 |date=17 June 2019}} They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.{{cite web |title=Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/canadian-men-s-field-hockey-team-misses-chance-to-qualify-for-olympics-1.4544862 |website=www.ctvnews.ca |publisher=CTV News |accessdate=12 August 2019 |date=11 August 2019}}

In June 2021, Johnston was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.{{cite news|last=Awad|first=Brandi|title=Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020|url=https://olympic.ca/2021/06/28/team-canadas-squad-of-16-set-for-field-hockey-at-tokyo-2020/|publisher=Canadian Olympic Committee|date=28 June 2021|access-date=28 June 2021}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2021/06/28/field-hockey-canada-announces-mens-olympic-roster/|title=Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo|date=28 June 2021|website=www.fieldhockey.ca/|publisher=Field Hockey Canada|access-date=28 June 2021|archive-date=28 June 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628184113/http://www.fieldhockey.ca/2021/06/28/field-hockey-canada-announces-mens-olympic-roster/|url-status=dead}} He was the top goalscorer at the 2022 Men's Pan American Cup with ten goals as Canada won the bronze medal.{{cite web |title=Pan American Cups - Day 12 - Men |url=http://www.panamhockey.org/en/news-992-pan-american-cups-day-12-men |website=panamhockey.org |publisher=Pan American Hockey Federation |access-date=31 January 2022 |date=30 January 2022}}

References

External links

{{International Hockey Federation}}
[http://www.fieldhockey.ca/athlete/gordon-johnston/ Gordon Johnston] at Field Hockey Canada
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{{Olympics.com}}
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