John Smythe (field hockey)
Appearance
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Full name | John Barrie Smythe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Vancouver, Canada | 31 August 1989||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current club | Vancouver Hawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2013–present | Canada | 112 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated on: 23 October 2019 |
John Barrie Smythe (born 31 August 1989) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for the Vancouver Hawks and the Canadian national team.[2]
His older brother Iain Smythe also is a Canadian international field hockey player.[3]
International career
Smythe 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]
References
- ^ "SMYTHE John". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "John Smythe". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "John Smythe". Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces 2018 Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Roster". fieldhockey.ca. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
- ^ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
External links
Categories:
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- Canadian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Male field hockey defenders
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada