Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jake Michael Harvie | ||
Born | Dardanup, Western Australia, Australia | 5 March 1998||
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | WA Thundersticks | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2017– | Australia | 61 | (3) |
Jake Michael Harvie (born 5 March 1998) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team. [1] He also is a Commonwealth Games gold medallist. [2]
Harvie was born in Dardanup, Western Australia, and made his senior international debut at the 2017 International Festival of Hockey in Bendigo, Australia. [3]
Harvie won his first major tournament with Australia at the 2016-17 Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar, India. The team defeated Argentina 2–1 in the final to win the tournament. [4]
In March 2018, Harvie was selected in the Australian national squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The team won the gold medal, defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final. [5]
He is the grandson of former Australian three-time hockey Olympian Gordon Pearce. [6] [7]