# Blake Govers

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{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}
{{use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name                 = Blake Govers
| image                = Blake Govers.png 
| caption              = Govers in 2021
| birth_date           = {{birth date and age|1996|7|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place          = [Wollongong, New South Wales](/source/Wollongong%2C_New_South_Wales),<br/>Australia
| height               = 186 cm
| weight               = 84 kg
| position             = Forward
| currentclub          = [NSW Pride](/source/NSW_Pride)
| years1               = 2014–2018
| clubs1               = [NSW Waratahs](/source/New_South_Wales_Waratahs_(field_hockey))
| caps1                = 25
| goals1               = 34
| years2               = 2014–2015
| clubs2               = [Wimbledon](/source/Wimbledon_Hockey_Club)
| years3               = 2016–2017
| clubs3               = [Bloemendaal](/source/HC_Bloemendaal)
| years4               = 2019–
| clubs4               = [NSW Pride](/source/NSW_Pride)
| caps4                = 5
| goals4               = 12
| nationalyears1       = 2012–2016
| nationalteam1        = [Australia U–21](/source/Australia_men's_national_under-21_field_hockey_team)
| nationalcaps1        = 27
| nationalgoals1       = 27
| nationalyears2       = 2015–
| nationalteam2        = [Australia](/source/Australia_men's_national_field_hockey_team)
| nationalcaps2        = 103
| nationalgoals2       = 89
| show-medals          = no
| medaltemplates       = 
{{MedalSport|Men's [field hockey](/source/field_hockey)}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fh|AUS}}}}
{{MedalOlympic}}
{{MedalSilver|[2020 Tokyo](/source/2020_Summer_Olympics)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[World Cup](/source/Hockey_World_Cup)}}
{{MedalBronze|[2018 Bhubaneswar](/source/2018_Men's_Hockey_World_Cup)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)}}
{{MedalGold|[2022 Birmingham](/source/2022_Commonwealth_Games)|[Team](/source/Hockey_at_the_2022_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[FIH Pro League](/source/Men's_FIH_Pro_League)}}
{{MedalGold|[2019 Amstelveen](/source/2019_Men's_FIH_Pro_League)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy)}}
{{MedalGold|[2016 London](/source/2016_Men's_Hockey_Champions_Trophy)|}}
{{MedalGold|[2018 Breda](/source/2018_Men's_Hockey_Champions_Trophy)|}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Hockey World League](/source/Men's_FIH_Hockey_World_League)}}
{{MedalGold|[2016–17 Bhubaneswar](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Men's_FIH_Hockey_World_League)|[Team](/source/2016%E2%80%9317_Men's_FIH_Hockey_World_League_Final)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[Oceania Cup](/source/Men's_Oceania_Cup)}}
{{MedalGold|[2015 Stratford](/source/2015_Oceania_Cup)|}}
{{MedalGold|[2017 Sydney](/source/2017_Oceania_Cup)|}}
{{MedalGold|[2019 Rockhampton](/source/2019_Oceania_Cup_(field_hockey))|}}
{{MedalGold|[2023 Whangārei](/source/2023_Men's_Oceania_Cup)|}}
{{MedalGold|[2025 Darwin](/source/2025_Men's_Oceania_Cup)|}}
}}
'''Blake Govers''' (born 6 July 1996) is an Australian [field hockey](/source/field_hockey) player who plays as a forward for the [NSW Pride](/source/NSW_Pride) in the [Hockey One League](/source/Hockey_One) and the [Australian national team](/source/Australia_men's_national_field_hockey_team).<ref>{{Cite web |date=July 1, 2024 |title=Paris 2024 Olympics: Aran Zalewski to lead Kookaburras' charge in France |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/australia-men-hockey-team-paris-2024-olympics-squad-list-kookaburras |website=olympics.com}}</ref>

He is the younger brother of former international hockey player [Kieran Govers](/source/Kieran_Govers).<ref>{{Cite news |date=November 17, 2023 |title=Kookaburras great to play final Hockey One game against bro |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/hockey/kieran-govers-retiring-from-hockey-final-game-against-brother-blake/news-story/30b784c79b54ed9b33999ab1d3e29f21 |work=heraldsun.com.au}}</ref> 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](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament) at the [2016 Summer Olympics](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics)<ref name="Bio">{{cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/blake-govers |title=Blake Govers |access-date=14 September 2016 |work=Rio 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922203449/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/blake-govers |archive-date=22 September 2016 }}</ref> and in the [2018 Men's Hockey World Cup](/source/2018_Men's_Hockey_World_Cup). At the 2018 World Cup he was the joint-topscorer with seven goals.<ref>{{cite web |title=Belgium's Red Lions Win Odisha Hockey Men's World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018 |url=https://www.worldcup2018.hockey/men/news/belgiums-red-lions-win-odisha-hockey-mens-world-cup-bhubaneswar-2018__246 |website=www.worldcup2018.hockey |publisher=[International Hockey Federation](/source/International_Hockey_Federation) |access-date=15 March 2019 |date=16 December 2018}}</ref> He was the topscorer of the [2019 FIH Pro League](/source/2019_Men's_FIH_Pro_League) as he scored 12 goals in 14 matches for Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Australia men win FIH Pro League and reclaim top spot in world rankings|url=https://www.fihproleague.com/men/news/australia-men-win-fih-pro-league-and-reclaim-top-spot-in-world-rankings__707|publisher=FIH|access-date=30 June 2019|date=30 June 2019}}</ref> In December 2019, he was nominated for the [FIH Rising Star of the Year Award](/source/FIH_Player_of_the_Year_Awards).<ref>{{cite web |title=Manpreet Singh nominated for FIH Player of the Year award |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/manpreet-singh-nominated-for-fih-player-of-the-year-award/articleshow/72402371.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India) |access-date=6 December 2019 |location=[Lausanne](/source/Lausanne) |date=6 December 2019}}</ref>

Govers was selected in the [Kookaburras](/source/Kookaburras_(hockey)) Olympics squad for the [Tokyo 2020 Olympics](/source/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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Club career==
During the [2014–15 season](/source/2014%E2%80%9315_England_Hockey_League_season), Govers played for [Wimbledon](/source/Wimbledon_Hockey_Club) in England, where he scored five goals in the championship final.<ref>{{cite web |title=Blake Govers' high five underpins incredible Wimbledon win |url=https://ehlhockey.tv/news/blake-govers-high-five-underpins-incredible-wimbledon-win/ |website=ehlhockey.tv |access-date=15 March 2019 |date=13 April 2015}}</ref> He also played in the Netherlands for [Bloemendaal](/source/HC_Bloemendaal) in the 2016–17 season.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scholte |first1=Jolien |title=Australiër Blake Govers volgend seizoen in Bloemendaalse dienst |url=https://hockey.nl/nieuws/hoofdklasse-heren/australier-blake-govers-volgend-seizoen-in-bloemendaalse-dienst/ |website=hockey.nl |access-date=15 March 2019 |language=Dutch |date=21 March 2016}}</ref>

==International goals==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
| 1. || rowspan=3| 21 October 2015 || rowspan=5| [Stratford](/source/Stratford%2C_New_Zealand), [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) || rowspan=3| {{fh|FIJ}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 17–0 || rowspan=5| [2015 Men's Oceania Cup](/source/2015_Men's_Oceania_Cup)
|-
| 2. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 3. || align=center|'''16'''–0
|-
| 4. || rowspan=2| 24 October 2015 || rowspan=2| {{fh|SAM}} || align=center|'''19'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 36–0
|-
| 5. || align=center|'''31'''–0
|-
| 86. || rowspan=2| 7 March 2020 || rowspan=4| [Perth](/source/Perth%2C_Western_Australia), Australia || rowspan=2| {{fh|ARG}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–1 || rowspan=4| [2020–21 Men's FIH Pro League](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_Men's_FIH_Pro_League)
|-
| 87. || align=center|'''3'''–0
|-
| 88. || 26 June 2021 || {{fh|NZL}} || align=center|'''4'''–2 || align=center| 7–3
|-
| 89. || 27 June 2021 || {{fh|NZL}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || align=center| 2–0
|-
| 90. || 24 July 2021 || rowspan=7| [Tokyo](/source/Tokyo), Japan || {{fh|JPN}} || align=center|'''3'''–3 || align=center| 5–3 || rowspan=7| [2020 Summer Olympics](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)
|-
| 91. || rowspan=2| 25 July 2021 || rowspan=2| {{fh|IND}} || align=center|'''5'''–1 || rowspan=2 align=center| 7–1
|-
| 92. || align=center|'''6'''–1
|-
| 93. || rowspan=2| 27 July 2021 || rowspan=2| {{fh|ARG}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–2
|-
| 94. || align=center|'''3'''–1
|-
| 95. || 28 July 2021 || {{fh|NZL}} || align=center|'''3'''–1 || align=center| 4–2
|-
| 96. || 3 August 2021 || {{fh|GER}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 3–1
|-
| 136. || 11 February 2024 || rowspan=5| Bhubaneswar, India || {{fh|ESP}} || align=center|'''3'''–0 || align=center| 4–3 || rowspan=12| [2023–24 Men's FIH Pro League](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Men's_FIH_Pro_League)
|-
| 137. || rowspan=2| 15 February 2024 || rowspan=2| {{fh|IND}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || rowspan=2 align=center| 6–4
|-
| 138. || align=center|'''2'''–1
|-
| 139. || rowspan=2| 16 February 2024 || rowspan=2| {{fh|NED}} || align=center|'''1'''–3 || rowspan=2 align=center| 5–4
|-
| 140. || align=center|'''4'''–3
|-
| 141. || rowspan=2| 22 February 2024 || rowspan=3| [Rourkela](/source/Rourkela), India || rowspan=2| {{fh|IRE}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || rowspan=2 align=center| 4–1
|-
| 142. || align=center|'''3'''–1
|-
| 143. || 24 February 2024 || {{fh|IND}} || align=centr|'''1'''–1 || align=center| 2–2 (0–3 [p](/source/penalty_shoot-out))
|-
| 144. || 1 June 2024 || rowspan=2| Antwerp, Belgium || {{fh|ARG}} || align=center|'''4'''–3 || align=center| 4–3
|-
| 145. || 2 June 2024 || {{fh|BEL}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 4–4 (2–3 [p](/source/penalty_shoot-out))
|-
| 146. || rowspan=2| 4 June 2024 || rowspan=2| London, Great Britain || rowspan=2| {{fh|GBR}} || align=center|'''1'''–1 || rowspan=2 align=center| 3–2
|-
| 147. || align=center|'''3'''–2
|-
| 148. || 27 July 2024 || rowspan=7| [Paris](/source/Paris), [France](/source/France) || {{fh|ARG}} || align=center|'''1'''–0 || align=center| 1–0 || rowspan=7| [2024 Summer Olympics](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)
|-
| 149. || 29 July 2024 || {{fh|IRL}} || align=center|'''2'''–1 || align=center| 2–1
|-
| 150. || 30 July 2024 || {{fh|BEL}} || align=center|'''2'''–5 || align=center| 2–6
|-
| 151. || rowspan=3| 1 August 2024 || rowspan=3| {{fh|NZL}} || align=center|'''2'''–0 || rowspan=3 align=center| 5–0
|-
| 152. || align=center|'''4'''–0
|-
| 153. || align=center|'''5'''–0
|-
| 154. || 2 August 2024 || {{fh|IND}} || align=center|'''2'''–3 || align=center| 2–3
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Hockey Australia|blake-govers|id2=263}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180913000801/http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/1756 archive])
* {{sports links}}

{{Australia FH Squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia FHM Squad 2018 Champions Trophy}}
{{Australia FHM Squad 2018 World Cup}}
{{Australia FH Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{Australia FH Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games}}

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Category:Australian men's field hockey players
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Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia
Category:Field hockey players at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Category:Wimbledon Hockey Club players
Category:HC Bloemendaal players
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Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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