Ken Pereira

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Ken Pereira
Personal information
Born (1973-07-12) July 12, 1973 (age 50)
Toronto, Ontario
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men’s field hockey
Pan American Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1999 Winnipeg Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guadalajara Team
Men’s indoor hockey
Indoor Pan American Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Spring City

Kenneth Pereira (born July 12, 1973 in Toronto, Ontario) is a field hockey midfielder from Canada. He was a member of the Canadian field hockey team at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008. [1] [2] Pereira has also been on several Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games teams, winning two gold medals in the latter competition in 1999 and 2007. [2] [3] In the 1999 Pan American Games gold-medal match against Argentina, the only goal in Canada's win was posted by Pereira. [3]

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References

  1. "Ken Pereira 35". The Markham Economist and Sun. The Markham Economist and Sun. 2008-08-09. p. 11.
  2. 1 2 "Ken Pereira". Canadian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
  3. 1 2 "Field Hockey Canada Men's National Team: Kenneth Pereira". Field Hockey Canada. Archived from the original on 2011-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-12.