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| Full name | Mark Alistair John Pearson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | June 18, 1987 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (172 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2021 | Canada | 284 | (71) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Alistair John Pearson (born June 18, 1987) is a Canadian retired field hockey player. He has represented Canada in three Summer Olympics and two World Cups.
From 2009, he played for Der Club an der Alster, Hamburg, Germany.
In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. [1] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. [2] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final. [3]
In June 2021, Pearson was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [4] [5] He announced his retirement from the national team in December 2021. [6]
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