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

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Paris 2024 Olympics: Aran Zalewski to lead Kookaburras' charge in France". olympics.com. 1 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Kookaburras great to play final Hockey One game against bro". heraldsun.com.au. 17 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Blake Govers". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings". FIH. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021". The Roar. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Blake Govers' high five underpins incredible Wimbledon win". ehlhockey.tv. 13 April 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  9. ^ Scholte, Jolien (21 March 2016). "Australiër Blake Govers volgend seizoen in Bloemendaalse dienst". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 15 March 2019.


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