| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Matthew Dawson | ||
| Born | 27 April 1994 Killarney Vale, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | NSW Waratahs | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014– | Australia | 146 | (12) |
Medal record | |||
Matthew 'Matt' Dawson (born 27 April 1994) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team. He competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. [1]
From Killarney Vale on the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Dawson is the son of former Australian cricketer Trish Dawson. He was first selected to play for the Australia men's national field hockey team in 2014 against India. [2] He has since played in the 2014 and 2016 Champions Trophy. [3] In 2015 he was signed by the Kalinga Lancers in the Hockey India League. [4]
Dawson was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout. [5]
Selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics, he had part of a finger amputated just days before the Games in Paris began after sustaining an injury in training which, had he undergone surgery to repair it, would have meant missing the event. [6] [7]
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