Benjamin Martin (field hockey)

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Benjamin Martin
Personal information
Born (1987-04-18) April 18, 1987 (age 36)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Height182 cm (5 ft 11+12 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Sport Field hockey
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team

Benjamin Martin (born April 18, 1987, in Vancouver, British Columbia [1] ) is a male field hockey player, who played for the Canada national field hockey team at the 2015 Pan American Games and won a silver medal. [2]

In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. [3]

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References

  1. COC Profile
  2. "Our Turf, Our Time: Men's team named for 2015 Pan Am Games". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  3. "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.