Cooper Burns

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Cooper Burns
Personal information
Born (2002-03-06) 6 March 2002 (age 22)
Melbourne, Australia
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
2022– HC Melbourne
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2022–2023 Australia U–21 20 (17)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Junior Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Canberra
Sultan of Johor Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Johor Bahru
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Johor Bahru

Cooper Burns (born 6 March 2002) [1] is a field hockey player from the Australia. [2]

Contents

Personal life

Cooper Burns was in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Altona. [3]

He is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport. [3]

Career

Domestic league

Burns currently plays club hockey for Altona Hockey Club in the Hockey Victoria Premier League competition. [4] At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in the Liberty Hockey One League. [5] [6] [7]

Under–21

Burns made his international debut at under–21 level. [8] He was a member of the silver medal winning Australian U–21 side, the Burras, at the 2022 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. [9] Later that year he represented the team again, winning gold at the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. [10]

In 2023 he represented the Burras again. He appeared at his second Sultan of Johor Cup, winning silver again, and made his final appearances for the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. [11] [12] [4]

Australia

Burns is yet to make a senior international debut for the Kookaburras, however is a member of the national development squad. [2]

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References

  1. "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Burras talent enters 2024 National Men's Development Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 19 December 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  3. 1 2 "COOPER BURNS". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  4. 1 2 "2024 Australian Development Squad and 2023 Junior World Cup". altonahc.org.au. Altona Hockey Club. 12 January 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  5. "BURNS Cooper". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  6. "Cooper Burns". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  7. "Burns' star continues to rise". maribyrnonghobsonsbay.starweekly.com.au. Maribyrnong & Hobsons Bay Star Weekly. 26 September 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  8. "BURNS Cooper". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  9. "India beat Australia 5–4 in shootout, claim 3rd Sultan of Johor Cup crown". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Times of India. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
  10. "Burras and Jillaroos go undefeated against Junior Black Sticks". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 14 December 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  11. "Germany down Australia in SoJC final". nst.com.my. New Strait Times. 5 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  12. "Final Burras team confirmed for FIH Junior Men's World Cup". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.