Madison Thompson
Personal information
Born (1994-08-11) 11 August 1994
Waterloo, Canada
Playing position Attacker
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013– Canada Indoor 33 (16)
2021– Canada 18 (5)
Medal record
Women's field hockey
Representing  Canada
Pan American Cup
Bronze medal – third place2022 SantiagoTeam
Women's field hockey
Indoor Pan American Cup
Gold medal – first place2014 MontevideoTeam
Silver medal – second place2021 Spring CityTeam

Madison Thompson (born 11 August 1994)[1] is an indoor and field hockey player from Canada, who plays as an attacker.[2]

Personal life

Madison 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

Indoor hockey

Thompson 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

Following 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

  1. ↑ "Team Details – Canada". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Madison Thompson". fieldhockey.ca. Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "Going her own route on the field hockey pitch". therecord.com. Waterloo Region Record. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "MADISON THOMPSON". kentstatesports.com. Kent State University. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. 1 2 "THOMPSON Madison". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Canada wins 2014 Womens Indoor Pan American Cup; Argentina silver; United States bronze". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. ↑ "Women: USA PAHF Indoor Champions". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. ↑ "Pan American Cups - Day 11 - Women". panamhockey.org. Pan American Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
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