Blake Govers

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Blake Govers
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Govers in 2021
Personal information
Born (1996-07-06) 6 July 1996 (age 28)
Wollongong, New South Wales,
Australia
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club NSW Pride
Senior career
YearsTeam
2014–2018 NSW Waratahs
2014–2015 Wimbledon
2016–2017 Bloemendaal
2019– NSW Pride
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2012–2016 Australia U–21 27 (27)
2015– Australia 103 (89)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Bhubaneswar
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team
FIH Pro League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Amstelveen
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 London
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Breda
Hockey World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Stratford
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Sydney
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rockhampton
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Whangārei

Blake Govers (born 6 July 1996) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the NSW Pride in the Hockey One League and the Australian national team. [1]

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He is the younger brother of former international hockey player Kieran Govers. [2] He coaches a group of young female athletes at the Southern River Hockey Club, based in the south of Perth, WA.

International career

He competed in the men's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics [3] and in the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At the 2018 World Cup he was the joint-topscorer with seven goals. [4] He was the topscorer of the 2019 FIH Pro League as he scored 12 goals in 14 matches for Australia. [5] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award. [6]

Govers 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. [7]

Club career

During the 2014–15 season, Govers played for Wimbledon in England, where he scored five goals in the championship final. [8] He also played in the Netherlands for Bloemendaal in the 2016–17 season. [9]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.21 October 2015 Stratford, New Zealand Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 1–017–0 2015 Men's Oceania Cup
2.5–0
3.16–0
4.24 October 2015Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 19–036–0
5.31–0
86.7 March 2020 Perth, AustraliaFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 2–05–1 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League
87.3–0
88.26 June 2021Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4–27–3
89.27 June 2021Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–02–0
90.24 July 2021 Tokyo, Japan Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3–35–3 2020 Summer Olympics
91.25 July 2021Flag of India.svg  India 5–17–1
92.6–1
93.27 July 2021Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–15–2
94.3–1
95.28 July 2021Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 3–14–2
96.3 August 2021Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2–13–1
136.11 February 2024Bhubaneswar, IndiaFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–04–3 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League
137.15 February 2024Flag of India.svg  India 1–16–4
138.2–1
139.16 February 2024Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1–35–4
140.4–3
141.22 February 2024 Rourkela, IndiaFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 1–04–1
142.3–1
143.24 February 2024Flag of India.svg  India 1–12–2 (0–3 p)
144.1 June 2024Antwerp, BelgiumFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 4–34–3
145.2 June 2024Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 1–04–4 (2–3 p)
146.4 June 2024London, Great BritainFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 1–13–2
147.3–2
148.27 July 2024 Paris, France Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1–01–0 2024 Summer Olympics
149.29 July 2024Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 2–12–1
150.30 July 2024Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–52–6
151.1 August 2024Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 2–05–0
152.4–0
153.5–0
154.2 August 2024Flag of India.svg  India 2–32–3

References

  1. ↑ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Aran Zalewski to lead Kookaburras' charge in France". olympics.com. 1 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Kookaburras great to play final Hockey One game against bro". heraldsun.com.au. 17 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Blake Govers". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Belgium's Red Lions Win Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  5. ↑ "Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings". FIH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. ↑ "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
  7. ↑ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "Blake Govers' high five underpins incredible Wimbledon win". ehlhockey.tv. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. ↑ Scholte, Jolien (21 March 2016). "Australiër Blake Govers volgend seizoen in Bloemendaalse dienst". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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