Matt Dawson (field hockey)

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Matt Dawson

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| fullname = Matthew Dawson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1994|4|27}}

| birth_place = Killarney Vale, New South Wales, Australia

| height = 1.76 m

| weight = 66 kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub = NSW Waratahs

| nationalyears1 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 146

| nationalgoals1 = 12

| show-medals = no

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Matthew "Matt" Dawson (born 27 April 1994) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games.{{cite web |url=http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/matt-dawson |title=Matt Dawson |website=rio2016.olympics.com.au |access-date=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219225406/http://rio2016.olympics.com.au/athlete/matt-dawson |archive-date=19 February 2017 |url-status=dead}}

Career

From Killarney Vale on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Dawson is the son of former Australian cricketer Trish Dawson. He was first selected to play for the Australia men's national field hockey team in 2014 against India.{{cite web |url=http://hockey.org.au/News/kookas-win-indian-opener |title=Kookas win Indian opener |website=hockey.org.au |first=Lawrence |last=West |date=5 November 2014 |accessdate=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202034604/http://hockey.org.au/News/kookas-win-indian-opener |archive-date=2 February 2017 |url-status=dead}} He has since played in the 2014 and 2016 Champions Trophy.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/295 |title=Squad Profiles: Matthew Dawson |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=7 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912212348/http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/295 |archive-date=12 September 2018 |url-status=dead}} In 2015 he was signed by the Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League.{{cite news |url=https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3359588/indian-auction-pays-off-for-orchard-and-dawson/ |title=Hockey: Simon Orchard and Matt Dawson rewarded in Hockey India League player auction |website=newcastleherald.com.au |first=Craig |last=Kerry |date=18 September 2015 |access-date=24 February 2024 |archive-date=20 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720132011/https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/3359588/indian-auction-pays-off-for-orchard-and-dawson/ |url-status=live}}

Dawson 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=4 February 2022 |website=The Roar |language=en-US |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315191131/https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/ |url-status=live}}

Selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics, he had part of a finger amputated just days before the Games in Paris began after sustaining an injury in training which, had he undergone surgery to repair it, would have meant missing the event.{{cite news |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-24/paris-olympic-games-matthew-dawson-amputates-finger-to-play/104134256 |title=Kookaburras player Matthew Dawson amputates finger to play hockey at Paris Olympics |newspaper=ABC News |date=24 July 2024 |publisher=Australian Broadcasting Corporation |accessdate=26 July 2024 |archive-date=24 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240724181739/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-24/paris-olympic-games-matthew-dawson-amputates-finger-to-play/104134256 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmg7ngkgjeo |title=Australian hockey star amputates finger to play at Olympics |date=26 July 2024 |publisher=BBC Sport |accessdate=26 July 2024 |archive-date=26 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240726093847/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckmg7ngkgjeo |url-status=live}}

References

External links

{{International Hockey Federation|name=Matt Dawson}}
{{Olympedia|name=Matt Dawson}}
{{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|52456|Matt Dawson}}
{{Hockey Australia|matthew-dawson|Matthew Dawson|id2=760}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180912212348/http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/295 archive])
{{Australian Olympic Committee|name=Matthew Dawson}}
{{Commonwealth Games Australia|matthew-dawson|Matthew Dawson}}
[https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/matthew-dawson_1945330 Matthew Dawson] at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
{{Instagram|name=Matthew Dawson}}

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Category:1994 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian male field hockey players

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Category:Male field hockey defenders

Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics