Tim Howard (born 23 June 1996) is an Australian

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player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team.

Career

Junior national teams

Howard has represented Australia at junior level in both Under 18 and Under 21 age groups. In 2014, Howard captained the Australia Under 18 side at the

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. The team won the gold medal, defeating

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3–2 in a

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following a 3–3 draw. Howard also made his debut for the Australian Under 21 side, 'The Burras', in 2014 at the Sultan of Johor Cup. Howard also competed at the

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and

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editions of the Sultan of Johor Cup, winning a gold medal in 2016. In 2016, Howard captained The Burras to victory at the Junior Oceania Cup, which served as a qualifier for the Junior World Cup. Howard was also a member of the team and Captained the Australian Team at the Junior World Cup in

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, where the team finished fourth.

Senior national team

In 2017, Howard made his senior international debut for the

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at the 2017 International Festival of Hockey. Since his debut, Howard has been a regular inclusion in the Kookaburras side, most notably winning gold with the team at the 2018 Champions Trophy in

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. In November 2018, Howard was named in the squad for the

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. Howard was selected in the

Olympics squad for the

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. 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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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Tim 1996 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders Field hockey players at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Youth Olympic gold medalists for Australia Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Sportspeople from Brisbane Sportsmen from Queensland 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games