Devohn Noronha-Teixeira

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Devohn Noronha-Teixeira
Personal information
Born (1989-02-09) 9 February 1989 (age 34)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 61 kg (134 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
Toronto Lions
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–present Canada (indoor) 48 (23)
2009–present Canada 103 (9)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's field hockey
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Toronto Team
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Santiago
Men's indoor hockey
Indoor Pan American Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Kitchener
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Montevideo
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Georgetown
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Spring City

Devohn Noronha-Teixeira (born in Mississauga, Ontario [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.