Madison Thompson (born 11 August 1994)[1] is an indoor and field hockey player from Canada, who plays as an attacker.[2]
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| Born |
11 August 1994 Waterloo, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Attacker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013– | Canada Indoor | 33 | (16) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Canada | 18 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Personal life
editMadison Thompson was born and raised in Waterloo, Ontario.[3][2]
Thompson was a student-athlete at Kent State University where she won 4 Mid-American Conference Regular Season titles, 3 Mid-American Conference Tournament titles and 3 NCAA appearances. She was named Mid-American Tournament Most Valuable Player in 2016.[4]
Career
editIndoor hockey
editThompson made her debut for the Canada Indoor team in 2013 in a test series against the United States in Feasterville.[5]
During her indoor career, Thompson has won gold and silver medals at the 2014 and 2021 editions of the Indoor Pan American Cup, respectively.[6][7]
Field hockey
editFollowing years in the indoor program, Thompson made her senior international debut in 2021 during a test series against the United States in Chula Vista.[5]
In 2022 she represented the Canada at the Pan American Cup in Santiago, where she won a bronze medal that helped Canada qualify for the FIH Women's World Cup for the first time since 1994. She was a member of both the 2022 FIH World Cup and 2022 Commonwealth Games.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Madison Thompson". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Going her own route on the field hockey pitch". therecord.com. Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "MADISON THOMPSON". kentstatesports.com. Kent State University. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ a b "THOMPSON Madison". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Canada wins 2014 Womens Indoor Pan American Cup; Argentina silver; United States bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Women: USA PAHF Indoor Champions". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ "Pan American Cups - Day 11 - Women". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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