Benjamin White (field hockey)
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| Born | 2 October 2000 Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Benjamin 'Ben' White (born 2 October 2000)[1] is a field hockey player from Australia.[2]
Personal life
Benjamin White was in Melbourne, Victoria, and grew up in Blackburn.[3][4]
He is a scholarship holder at the Victorian Institute of Sport.[3]
Career
Domestic league
Hailing from Victoria, White plays for the KBH Brumbies. He is captain of the club's senior squad in Hockey Victoria Premier League competition.[4][5]
At national level, he represents HC Melbourne in Hockey Australia's premier domestic competition, the Liberty Hockey One League.[6][7] In 2024 he was a member of the championship squad which saw HC Melbourne win the fourth season of the Liberty Hockey One League.[8]
Under–18
Throughout 2018, White captained the Australian U–18 side.[9] He led the team to Youth Olympic Games qualification at the Oceania Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby.[10] He then went on to lead the team at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, with the team ultimately finishing in sixth place.[11]
Under–21
White made his first and only appearance for the Australian U–21 side, the Burras, in 2019. He was a member of the squad at an Eight–Nations Invitational Tournament in Madrid.[9]
Australia
Following a standout Hockey One season in 2024, White was named to the wider Kookaburras squad for 2025.[2] He has since been named to make his debut during the Sydney leg of the 2024–25 FIH Pro League.[12]
References
- ↑ "Team Details – Australia". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Mark Hager leads Kookaburras into a new era with competitive 2025 Squad". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 "BENJAMIN WHITE". vis.org.au. Victorian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 "Local sport: Blackburn hockey star eyes Olympic dream following devastating injury". heraldsun.com.au. Herald Sun. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "WHITE Benjamin". hockeyvictoria.altiusrt.com. Hockey Victoria. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "WHITE Ben". hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "HC Melbourne – Men's Team". hockeyone.com.au. Hockey One. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ephraums triple lifts Melbourne to Hockey One title". northweststar.com.au. North West Star. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- 1 2 "WHITE Benjamin". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ben White: Ready to stick it to the competition and defend YOG gold". olympics.com.au. Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Ben White". Olympedia. Olympedia. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ↑ "Squad Announcement: Competition heats up as Kookaburras launch title defence in Sydney". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. 28 January 2025. Retrieved 31 January 2025.