Blake Govers (born 6 July 1996) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a forward for the NSW Pride in the Hockey One League and the Australian national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 July 1996 Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | NSW Pride | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2018 | NSW Waratahs | ||
| 2014–2015 | Wimbledon | ||
| 2016–2017 | Bloemendaal | ||
| 2019– | NSW Pride | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Australia U–21 | 27 | (27) |
| 2015– | Australia | 103 | (89) |
Medal record | |||
He is the younger brother of former international hockey player Kieran Govers. He coaches a group of young female athletes at the Southern River Hockey Club, based in the south of Perth, WA.
International career
editHe competed in the men's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics[1] and in the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At the 2018 World Cup he was the joint-topscorer with seven goals.[2] He was the topscorer of the 2019 FIH Pro League as he scored 12 goals in 14 matches for Australia.[3] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[4]
Govers was selected in the 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.[5]
Club career
editDuring the 2014–15 season, Govers played for Wimbledon in England, where he scored five goals in the championship final.[6] He also played in the Netherlands for Bloemendaal in the 2016–17 season.[7]
International goals
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand |  Fiji |
1–0 | 17–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 2. | 5–0 | |||||
| 3. | 16–0 | |||||
| 4. | 24 October 2015 |  Samoa |
19–0 | 36–0 | ||
| 5. | 31–0 | |||||
| 86. | 7 March 2020 | Perth, Australia |  Argentina |
2–0 | 5–1 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 87. | 3–0 | |||||
| 88. | 26 June 2021 |  New Zealand |
4–2 | 7–3 | ||
| 89. | 27 June 2021 | New Zealand |
2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 90. | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan |  Japan |
3–3 | 5–3 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 91. | 25 July 2021 |  India |
5–1 | 7–1 | ||
| 92. | 6–1 | |||||
| 93. | 27 July 2021 | Argentina |
1–1 | 5–2 | ||
| 94. | 3–1 | |||||
| 95. | 28 July 2021 | New Zealand |
3–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 96. | 3 August 2021 |  Germany |
2–1 | 3–1 | ||
| 136. | 11 February 2024 | Bhubaneswar, India |  Spain |
3–0 | 4–3 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 137. | 15 February 2024 | India |
1–1 | 6–4 | ||
| 138. | 2–1 | |||||
| 139. | 16 February 2024 |  Netherlands |
1–3 | 5–4 | ||
| 140. | 4–3 | |||||
| 141. | 22 February 2024 | Rourkela, India |  Ireland |
1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 142. | 3–1 | |||||
| 143. | 24 February 2024 | India |
1–1 | 2–2 (0–3 p) | ||
| 144. | 1 June 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | Argentina |
4–3 | 4–3 | |
| 145. | 2 June 2024 |  Belgium |
1–0 | 4–4 (2–3 p) | ||
| 146. | 4 June 2024 | London, Great Britain |  Great Britain |
1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 147. | 3–2 | |||||
| 148. | 27 July 2024 | Paris, France | Argentina |
1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 149. | 29 July 2024 |  Ireland |
2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 150. | 30 July 2024 | Belgium |
2–5 | 2–6 | ||
| 151. | 1 August 2024 | New Zealand |
2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 152. | 4–0 | |||||
| 153. | 5–0 | |||||
| 154. | 2 August 2024 | India |
2–3 | 2–3 |
References
edit- ^ "Blake Govers". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
- ^ "Belgium's Red Lions Win Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ "Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings". FIH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Lausanne: The Times of India. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
- ^ "Blake Govers' high five underpins incredible Wimbledon win". ehlhockey.tv. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Scholte, Jolien (21 March 2016). "Australiër Blake Govers volgend seizoen in Bloemendaalse dienst". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
External links
edit- Blake Govers at the International Hockey Federation
- Blake Govers at Olympics.com
- Blake Govers at Olympedia
- Blake Govers at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Blake Govers at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Blake Govers at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Blake Govers at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
- Blake Govers at Hockey.org.au at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 September 2018)
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