Oliver Scholfield

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Oliver Scholfield
Personal information
Full name Oliver William Scholfield
Born (1993-09-11) September 11, 1993 (age 30)
Scarborough, Ontario [1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Vancouver Hawks
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2012–2013 Canada U21 12
2014–present Canada 71 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Pan American Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Lima Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Santiago Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Lancaster
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Santiago
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Oliver William Scholfield (born September 11, 1993) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the Vancouver Hawks and the Canadian national team. [3]

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International career

Scholfield made his debut for the senior national team in 2014. He represented Canada at the 2018 World Cup, [4] where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games. [5] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final. [6]

In June 2021, Scholfield was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team. [7] [8]

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References

  1. "Oliver Scholfield - Team Canada- Official Olympic Team Website". Olympic.ca. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  2. "SCHOLFIELD Oliver". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. "Biography". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada . Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". Fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
  5. "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  6. "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  7. Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee . Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  8. "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.