Flynn Andrew Ogilvie (born 17 September 1993) is an Australian field hockey player, and Commonwealth Games gold medallist.

Personal life

Ogilvie was born in Wollongong, New South Wales.

Career

Junior National Teams

Ogilvie first represented Australia in 2010, at the Youth Olympic Games in Singapore. This was the first edition of field hockey at the

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, with Australia winning the inaugural gold medal. In 2013, Ogilvie again represented Australia at junior level on three occasions. At the

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, Ogilvie was a member of the gold medal winning Australia team in the men's competition. At the 2013 Junior Oceania Cup, Australia won gold, qualifying for the Junior World Cup. At the Junior World Cup, Ogilvie again represented the Australia Under 21's, helping the team to a 5th-place finish.

Senior National Team

Ogilvie made his senior international debut in 2014, in a test series against India in

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. Since his debut, Ogilvie has become a regular inclusion in the Australian team. Most notably, Ogilvie was a member of the Gold Medal winning Australia team at the

2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, was an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that were held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ...

. This marked a record 6th title for the Australian team, winning in every edition of

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. Ogilvie was selected in the

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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.

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* * * 1993 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Sportspeople from Wollongong Field hockey players at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Youth Olympic gold medalists for Australia Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players of Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey 20th-century Australian people 21st-century Australian people Sportsmen from New South Wales 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub