| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 February 2001 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | |||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Canberra Chill | |||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
| 2022 | Australia U–21 | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
| 2023– | Australia | 3 | (0) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Davis Atkin (born 17 February 2001) is a field hockey player from Australia, who plays as a forward. [1] [2]
In 2023, Davis Atkin became the first openly gay male field hockey player to compete at an international level. [3] [4]
He is a student at the University of Canberra. [5]
In 2022, Atkin made his debut for the Australia U–21 team during the Junior Oceania Cup in Canberra. [6] [7]
Following a successful domestic league and junior appearance, Atkin was called into the Kookaburras squad for the first time in 2023. [2] He made his international debut during season three of the FIH Pro League in Rourkela. [7]
The Australia men's national field hockey team is one of the nation's most successful top-level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at six straight Summer Olympic Games (1992–2012). The Kookaburras placed in the top four in every Olympics between 1980 and 2012; in 2016, the Kookaburras placed sixth. They also won the Hockey World Cup in 1986, 2010 and 2014.
The Australia men's national under-21 field hockey team, represents Australia in international under-21 field hockey and at the Junior World Cup. The team is controlled by the governing body for field hockey in Australia, Hockey Australia, which is currently a member of the Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF) and the International Hockey Federation (FIH). The team's official nickname is the Burras.
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