Patrick Burrows
Patrick Burrows, Olympian
Patrick was born in 1957, attended Sir Robert Borden High School. His father Geoff Burrows and his mother Margaret both of whom were early members of the Outaouais Field Hockey Club (Out FHC), encouraged Patrick to play field hockey. He did just that starting at Brantwood Park for Out FHC both as a junior and a senior member. He later moved to Toronto where he joined Toronto Field Hockey Club. He played for the province of Ontario.
As one of the younger players on the national team, Pat went on a development tour in 1980, before making a decision that would help his career immensely. In 1982, he moved to BC to join the national training activities. His career spanned nearly twenty years, with two tours of duty at the senior level from 1980 to 1990 and then recalled to play internationally from 1994 to 1998.
Burrows competed in two Olympic Games, three World Cups and three Pan American Games.
Among his career highlights, Burrows captured two Pan American gold medals, first in 1983 in Caracas and second in 1987 in Indianapolis, in two Olympic Games, as well as an assistant coach for Canada's 2000 Olympic team.
1981 Intercontinental Cup, Kuala Lumpur (9th)
1983 Pan American Games, Caracas (1st)
1984 Olympic Games, Los Angeles (10th)
1985 Intercontinental Cup, Barcelona (4th)
1986 World Cup, London (10th)
1987 Pan American Games, Indianapolis (1st)
1988 Olympic Games, Seoul (11th)
1989 Intercontinental Cup, Madison, USA (2nd)
1990 World Cup, Lahore (11th)
1991 Indoor World Cup, Glasgow (4th)
1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata (2nd)
1996 Olympic Qualifier, Barcelona (6th)
1996 World Cup Preliminary, Sardinia (2nd)
1997 World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur (5th)
1998 World Cup, Utrecht (8th)
He was captain of the both junior and senior national teams for a number of years.
The 1998 World Cup performance, where Canada finished 8th, stands out as one of Canada’s better finishes at a major games event.
Patrick was inducted into the Ottawa Sports Awards in 1982, 1989 and the Nepean Sports Hall of Fame in 1985.
He played in 224 international matches for Canada, (ranked 11th in total caps). Patrick Burrows’ career playing field hockey is one of the most accomplished in the history of the sport in Canada.
Patrick was inducted into the Field Hockey Canada’s Hall of Fame in 2015.
“Congratulations to these remarkable individuals. Each inductee has made an outstanding contribution to the sport of field hockey in Canada and has earned a well-deserved place in the Field Hockey Canada Hall of Fame. They inspire Canadians to lead more active lives and serve as role models for the next generation of high-performance athletes, exemplifying what it means to strive for excellence.”
—The Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport).
“Aside from proudly wearing my red and white Outaouais shirt(I still have one with me in California), I was a member of the Ookpiks club for a number of years while living in Toronto (1978-1982; 1985-1998), the Hawks club in Vancouver (1982-1984), and finally the Palo Alto FHC, 1998 to 2005
Currently Patick is Head of Fitness and Wellness at the all-girls Castilleja College, in Palo Alto, California. His wife, Susan, played for the USA national field team.
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