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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon MacKenzie Johnston | ||
| Born | January 30, 1993 Vancouver, Canada | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 88 kg (194 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Royal Wellington | |||
| –2021 | Vancouver Hawks | ||
| 2021–2022 | HGC | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–present | Canada | 201 | (123) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 31 October 2023 | |||
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
[edit]Johnston joined HGC in the Dutch Hoofdklasse in 2021 after the 2020 Summer Olympics after having played for the Vancouver Hawks.[1] He played one season at HGC.
International career
[edit]He was part of the Canadian squad that competed at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal.[2][3] In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[4] He was selected for the 2018 World Cup,[5] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[6] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[7]
In June 2021, Johnston was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[8][9] He was the top goalscorer at the 2022 Men's Pan American Cup with ten goals as Canada won the bronze medal.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Devindar Walmiki neemt afscheid van HGC". hoofdklassehockey.nl (in Dutch). June 1, 2021. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. June 25, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2016.
- ^ COC Profile
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. July 6, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. November 2, 2018. Archived from the original on December 26, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. June 17, 2019. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. August 11, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ^ Awad, Brandi (June 28, 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. June 28, 2021. Archived from the original on June 28, 2021. Retrieved June 28, 2021.
- ^ "Pan American Cups - Day 12 - Men". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. January 30, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Gordon Johnston at the International Hockey Federation
- Gordon Johnston at Field Hockey Canada
- Gordon Johnston at Team Canada
- Gordon Johnston at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Gordon Johnston at Olympics.com
- Gordon Johnston at Olympedia
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