Jake Harvie

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Jake Harvie
Personal information
Full name Jake Michael Harvie
Born (1998-03-05) 5 March 1998 (age 27)
Dardanup, Western Australia, Australia
Height 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club WA Thundersticks
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2017– Australia 61 (3)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Bhubaneswar
Oceania Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Rockhampton
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Whangārei
Champions Trophy
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Breda
World League
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

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]

References

  1. "Jake Harvie". Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 13 September 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. "Jake HARVIE". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.[ dead link ]
  3. "2017 Bendigo Test Matches AUS v NZL (M)". FIH . Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  4. "HARVIE Jake". FIH . Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  5. "Jake Harvie". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.[ dead link ]
  6. "Family ties brings Harvie to 'hockey joy'". Hockey One. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 11 August 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  7. "Kookaburra Jake Harvie hails from Australian hockey royalty". The West Australian. 28 March 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2018.