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2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final
The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final took place from 27 November to 6 December 2015 in Raipur, India. A total of 8 teams competed for the title. Australia won the tournament for the first time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final match. Host nation India won the third place match by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 5–5 draw. Qualification The host nation qualified automatically in addition to 7 teams qualified from the Semifinals. The following eight teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this round of the tournament. Umpires Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation: *Grant Hundley (USA) *Adam Kearns (AUS) *Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) *Raghu Prasad (IND) *Ayden Shrives (RSA) *Gurinder Singh (IND) *Nathan Stagno (GBR) *David Sweetman (GBR) *David Tomlinson (NZL) *Paul Walker (GBR) Results ''All times are Indian Standard Time ( UTC+05:30)'' First round Pool A ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League
The 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League was the second season of the men's field hockey national team league series. The tournament started in July 2014 in Sveti Ivan Zelina, Croatia and finished in December 2015 in Raipur, India. The Semifinals of this competition also served as a qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics as the 6 highest placed teams apart from the host nation and the five continental champions qualified. Australia won the tournament's Final round for the first time after defeating Belgium 2–1 in the final match. India won the third place match by defeating the Netherlands 3–2 on a penalty shootout after a 5–5 draw in regular time. Qualification Each national association member of the International Hockey Federation (FIH) had the opportunity to compete in the tournament, and after seeking entries to participate, 56 teams were announced to compete. The 11 teams ranked between 1st and 11th in the FIH World Rankings current at early 2013 received an automa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Catlin
Nicholas Andrew Catlin (born 8 April 1989) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and 2016 Summer Olympics. Biography Catlin is from Marlow, and attended John Hampden Grammar School. Catlin started playing club hockey for Reading, initially as a junior and then senior in 2007. He joined Loughborough Students' the following season in 2008 and made his international debut in 2009 and played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. He had two more spells with Reading, sandwiched by a season playing in Belgium. Catlin competed for the Great Britain national team at the 2012 Olympic Games and won a bronze medal with the England team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games, scoring a penalty in the shootout against New Zealand which decided the bronze medal match. In September 2014, he switched to play for Holcombe before representing Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. After the Olympics he joined ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Sloan (field Hockey)
Ian Martin Sloan (born 19 November 1993) is a Northern Irish field hockey player, who plays as a midfielder for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics and was a member of the England teams that won the bronze medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2022 Commonwealth Games and at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented England at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. Early years, family and education Sloan is the youngest son of Martin and Adele Sloan. Martin Sloan is a former Ireland captain and Great Britain field hockey international. Adele Sloan is a former Ireland women's field hockey international and between 2007 and 2013 was the head teacher at Cookstown High School. Sloan's brother, Stephen, is also a field hockey player and has played for Cookstown. Sloan was educated at Cookstown High School and Loughborough University. Club career Between 2007 and 2009 Sloan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Grassick
Christopher Douglas John Grassick (born 3 November 1990) is a Scottish retired international field hockey player who played as a midfielder for Scotland and Great Britain. Biography Grassick, born in Edinburgh, Scotland, played club hockey Inverleith Hockey Club until joining Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division. He captained the Scotland squad that competed at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and was selected to represent Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games The 2018 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XXI Commonwealth Games and also known as Gold Coast 2018, were an international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth that was held on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, bet ... in Gold Coast. Grassick announced his retirement from playing hockey, due to injury, on 27 September 2019. References External links * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Grassick, Chris 1990 births Living people Scottish male field hoc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Weir
William Henry Weir (born 13 February 1990) is an English field hockey player who played for the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Biography Weir moved to Crewe aged 11 and started playing junior club hockey for the Crewe Vagrants before moving to Brooklands MU in 2010 and then on to Loughborough Students' from 2011 to 2013. While at Loughborough, Weir made his international debut against India in December 2012 at the Melbourne Champions Trophy. He joined Wimbledon in 2013 and played for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. Still at Wimbledon, Weir represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro and represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. He missed out on the 2020 Olympic Games after breaking his ankle in a Great Britain training session. In 2021, Weir left Wimbledon in the Men's England Hock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Gohdes
Matthew Gohdes (born 18 May 1990) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He made his debut for the Australia men's national field hockey team in 2009 during a five-game test series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and a bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Personal Gohdes is from Rockhampton, Queensland. His cousin is former national team teammate Jamie Dwyer. Gohdes never played a game with his cousin until he was named to the national team. His flatmate was teammate Matthew Swann. Gohdes is married to fellow former Australian representative, Jill Gohdes. The couple married in December 2015 and have one child. Field hockey Gohdes plays in the Australian Hockey League for the Queensland Blades. In 2010, he played in the final game of the season for his state team in the Australian Hockey League. He played for the Queensland Blades in the first found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeremy Hayward
Jeremy Thomas Hayward (born 3 March 1993) is an Australian field hockey player. Hayward was part of the Australia men's national field hockey team, Australian team who won the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup. The team defeated the Netherlands men's national field hockey team, Netherlands 6–1 in the final. Hayward was also awarded Young Player of the Tournament at this event. Hayward was selected in the Kookaburras (hockey), 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. Jeremy's brother Leon Hayward is a New Zealand field hockey player. The two competed against one another at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. References External links * * * 1993 births Australian male field hockey players Living people Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory Male field hockey defenders Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Devohn Noronha
Devohn Noronha-Teixeira (born February 9, 1989) is a male field hockey player, who played for the Canada national field hockey team at the 2015 Pan American Games The 2015 Pan American Games (), officially the XVII Pan American Games () and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 Pan-Am Games (Toronto 2015), were a major international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Pan American Games, ... and won a silver medal. In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team. References External links * * * * 1989 births Living people Field hockey players at the 2015 Pan American Games Canadian male field hockey players Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Canada Sportspeople from Mississauga Canadian people of Goan descent Canadian sportspeople of Indian descent Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games Male field hockey forwards Canadian ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Boon
Tom Alain Boon (born 25 January 1990) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a forward for Léopold and the Belgium national team. He is regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players in the world. He won a silver medal at the 2016 Olympics. Club career He started at Royal White Star HC, and after also having played for Bloemendaal, he played four years for the Belgian team Racing Club de Bruxelles. In 2019, he moved to the 2018–19 Belgian national champions, Léopold, where he signed a contract for five seasons. International career Boon made his debut in the national team in 2008. In 2009 he finished fifth with this team at the European Championship in Amstelveen and in 2011 they finished fourth at the European Championship in Mönchengladbach. In 2011, he also won the Champions Challenge. With his club Racing Brussels, he became Belgian field hockey champion for five consecutive years (2009–2013). At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Van Doren
Arthur Georges Stanislas Henri Van Doren (born 1 October 1994) is a Belgian professional field hockey player who plays as a defender for Braxgata and the Belgium national team. He is the brother of fellow Belgian international Loic Van Doren. In 2017, he won simultaneously both FIH awards of FIH Player and FIH Rising Star of the Year. At the 2018 Hockey Stars Awards he was named the FIH Player of the Year for the second time in a row. Club career He played club hockey in Belgium for KHC Dragons. With this club, he became the national hockey champion in 2011. In 2012, he was honoured with the Golden Stick (category junior male players) by the Belgian Hockey Association. Shortly after he won the FIH player of the year award in 2018, it was announced he would join his current club HC Bloemendaal from the 2018–19 season onwards. In his first season with Bloemendaal, he won his first Dutch national title by winning the championship final against Kampong. In January 2020, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jérôme Truyens
Jérôme Truyens (born 4 August 1987) is a Belgian international field hockey player. He plays for Royal Racing Club de Bruxelles in Brussels and is an attacker. Jérôme Truyens is part of the national team that reached the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing by ending third at the 2007 European Championship in Manchester. At that 2007 tournament, during the little final Truyens scored the winning goal in the last minute against the German team. In the first game of Belgium at the Olympics in Beijing against Spain, he scored again. However, the Belgian team lost 4-2. Eventually Belgium ended at the ninth place. Also at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London he competed for the national team in the men's tournament, now reaching the fifth place. Truyens became European vice-champion with Belgium Belgium, officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. Situated in a coastal lowland region known as the Low Countries, it is bordered by the Netherlands to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Briels
Thomas Briels (born 23 August 1987) is a Belgian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Braxgata. He played a total of 359 times for the Belgium national team from 2006 until 2021. Club career Briels started playing at Dragons when he was around five years old. In 2008, he signed a contract with the Dutch club Oranje Zwart in Eindhoven. He left Oranje Zwart in 2015 to return to Dragons. He returned to Eindhoven in 2018, when he signed for Oranje-Rood. After 13 combined years at Oranje Zwart and Oranje-Rood, he left Eindhoven to play for Braxgata in Boom, Belgium, where he signed a contract for two years. International career Briels plays for the national team, for whom he had gathered 84 caps by 2009. In 2007 he qualified with Belgium for the 2008 Olympic tournament in Beijing where they would end up ninth. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament where they eventually finished fifth. With Belgium he became European vic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |