Mark Pearson (field hockey)
Mark Alistair John Pearson (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian field hockey player. He has represented Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup in Delhi, India, and the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
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| Full name | Mark Alistair John Pearson | |||||||||||||||||||||
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June 18, 1987 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | West Vancouver | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Canada | 277 | (67) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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From 2009, he played for Der Club an der Alster, Hamburg, Germany.
International career
In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[2] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[3]
In June 2021, Pearson was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[4][5]
References
- "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
External links
- Mark Pearson at FIH
- Mark Pearson at Olympedia
- Mark Pearson at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Mark Pearson at Field Hockey Canada
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