Madison Thompson (born 11 August 1994) is an

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and

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player from

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, who plays as an attacker.

Personal life

Madison Thompson was born and raised in

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. Thompson was a student-athlete at

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where she won 4 Mid-American Conference Regular Season titles, 3 Mid-American Conference Tournament titles and 3 NCAA appearances. She was named Mid-American Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2016.

Career

Indoor hockey

Thompson made her debut for the Canada Indoor team in 2013 in a test series against the United States in Feasterville. During her indoor career, Thompson has won gold and silver medals at the

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and

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editions of the Indoor Pan American Cup, respectively.

Field hockey

Following years in the indoor program, Thompson made her senior international debut in 2021 during a test series against the

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in Chula Vista. In 2022 she represented the

at the Pan American Cup in

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, where she won a bronze medal that helped Canada qualify for the FIH Women's World Cup for the first time since 1994. She was a member of both the 2022 FIH World Cup and 2022 Commonwealth Games.

References

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* 1994 births Living people Canadian female field hockey players Female field hockey forwards 21st-century Canadian women 21st-century Canadian sportspeople Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub