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| Full name | Scott William Martin Tupper | ||||||||||||
| Born | December 16, 1986 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 79 kg (174 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||
| Position | Defender | ||||||||||||
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Scott William Martin Tupper (born December 16, 1986) is a Canadian former field hockey player who played as a defender.
Club career
[edit]Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Tupper first started playing with the Vancouver Hawks Field Hockey Club at the age of eight. Scott Tupper is known for his deadly drag flicks and short corners. Vancouver's one and only Field Hockey Iron Man. In the last few years, he's played mainly as a Central Defender, capable of launching 50-yard aerial passes to his forwards. His home club is the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club. He's also played semi-professionally in Europe with HC Schaerweijde, Der Club an der Alster and Racing Bruxelles.
International career
[edit]In 2016, he was named to Canada's Olympic team.[1] In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the 2019 Pan American Games.[2] They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to Argentina in the final.[3]
In June 2021, Tupper was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.[4][5] After the 2020 Summer Olympics he retired from the national program as the top goalscorer with 126 goals.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Canadian men's field hockey team nominated for Rio 2016" (Press release). Vancouver, British Columbia: Canadian Olympic Committee. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ↑ "Field Hockey Canada announces Pan American Games Men's National Team roster". www.fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
- ↑ "Canadian men's field hockey team misses chance to qualify for Olympics". www.ctvnews.ca. CTV News. 11 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ↑ Awad, Brandi (28 June 2021). "Team Canada's squad of 16 set for field hockey at Tokyo 2020". Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ↑ "Sixteen Athletes Chosen to Represent Canada in Tokyo". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ↑ "Captain Scott Tupper retires from Men's National Team Program". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
External links
[edit]- Scott Tupper at the International Hockey Federation
- Scott Tupper at Olympics.com
- Scott Tupper at Team Canada
- Scott Tupper at Olympedia
- Scott Tupper at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Scott Tupper at InterSportStats
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- Canadian men's field hockey players
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- Field hockey players at the 2007 Pan American Games
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- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2011 Pan American Games
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- Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Olympic field hockey players for Canada
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- Pan American Games gold medalists for Canada in field hockey
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- West Vancouver Field Hockey Club players
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- Canadian expatriate field hockey players
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