Floris van Son
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| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Floris Frederik van Son | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
May 14, 1992 Apeldoorn, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Hurley | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||
| –2019 | HIC | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | AMVJ | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–present | Hurley | |||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016–present | Canada | 47 | (7) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 24 July 2021 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Floris Frederik van Son (born February 5, 1992) is a Canadian field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Hurley and the Canadian national team.[1] Although born in the Netherlands, Van Son represents the country of birth of his father, Canada.[2]
Career
[edit]Van Son represented Canada at the 2017 Men's Pan American Cup, winning silver. In 2018, Van Son competed for Canada at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast, Australia. The team finished in 8th.[1] Later that year, Van Son was part of the 11th place Canadian team at the 2018 Men's Field hockey World Cup.[1]
Olympics
[edit]Van Son was selected to represent Canada at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Floris Van Son". www.olympic.ca/. Canadian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ "Floris Van Son". www.fieldhockey.ca/. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Floris van Son at the International Hockey Federation
- Floris van Son at Team Canada
- Floris van Son at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Floris van Son at Olympedia (archive)
- Floris Frederik van Son at Olympics.com
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Canadian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Canada
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Canadian people of Dutch descent
- Sportspeople from Apeldoorn
- Field hockey players from Gelderland
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Canada
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen
- Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games medalists in field hockey
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for Canada
- Canadian field hockey biography stubs