Blake Govers
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.[1]
He is the younger brother of former international hockey player Kieran Govers.[2] He coaches a group of young female athletes at the Southern River Hockey Club, based in the south of Perth, WA.
International career
[edit | edit source]He competed in the men's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics[3] and in the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. At the 2018 World Cup he was the joint-topscorer with seven goals.[4] He was the topscorer of the 2019 FIH Pro League as he scored 12 goals in 14 matches for Australia.[5] In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award.[6]
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.[7]
Club career
[edit | edit source]During the 2014–15 season, Govers played for Wimbledon in England, where he scored five goals in the championship final.[8] He also played in the Netherlands for Bloemendaal in the 2016–17 season.[9]
International goals
[edit | edit source]| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 1–0 | 17–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 2. | 5–0 | |||||
| 3. | 16–0 | |||||
| 4. | 24 October 2015 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa | 19–0 | 36–0 | ||
| 5. | 31–0 | |||||
| 86. | 7 March 2020 | Perth, Australia | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 87. | 3–0 | |||||
| 88. | 26 June 2021 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 4–2 | 7–3 | ||
| 89. | 27 June 2021 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 2–0 | 2–0 | ||
| 90. | 24 July 2021 | Tokyo, Japan | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 3–3 | 5–3 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 91. | 25 July 2021 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 5–1 | 7–1 | ||
| 92. | 6–1 | |||||
| 93. | 27 July 2021 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 1–1 | 5–2 | ||
| 94. | 3–1 | |||||
| 95. | 28 July 2021 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 3–1 | 4–2 | ||
| 96. | 3 August 2021 | 2–1 | 3–1 | |||
| 136. | 11 February 2024 | Bhubaneswar, India | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 3–0 | 4–3 | 2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League |
| 137. | 15 February 2024 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 1–1 | 6–4 | ||
| 138. | 2–1 | |||||
| 139. | 16 February 2024 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 1–3 | 5–4 | ||
| 140. | 4–3 | |||||
| 141. | 22 February 2024 | Rourkela, India | File:Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg Ireland | 1–0 | 4–1 | |
| 142. | 3–1 | |||||
| 143. | 24 February 2024 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 1–1 | 2–2 (0–3 p) | ||
| 144. | 1 June 2024 | Antwerp, Belgium | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 4–3 | 4–3 | |
| 145. | 2 June 2024 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 1–0 | 4–4 (2–3 p) | ||
| 146. | 4 June 2024 | London, Great Britain | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain | 1–1 | 3–2 | |
| 147. | 3–2 | |||||
| 148. | 27 July 2024 | Paris, France | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 149. | 29 July 2024 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland | 2–1 | 2–1 | ||
| 150. | 30 July 2024 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 2–5 | 2–6 | ||
| 151. | 1 August 2024 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 2–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 152. | 4–0 | |||||
| 153. | 5–0 | |||||
| 154. | 2 August 2024 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 2–3 | 2–3 |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Blake Govers at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com) (archive)
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Australian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Wimbledon Hockey Club players
- HC Bloemendaal players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Sportspeople from Wollongong
- 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 field hockey players for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom
- Australian expatriate field hockey players
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian field hockey biography stubs
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
