PEREIRA Keegan Reginald

Date of Birth: 8 Sep 1991

Age: 29

Gender: Male

Height (m/ft): 1.66/5'5''

Place of birth: MUMBAI

Birth Country:

India

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Men CAN Canada	12

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool B #M06 CAN Canada 1 GER Germany 7	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool B #M12 GBR Great Britain 3 CAN Canada 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool B #M18 NED Netherlands 4 CAN Canada 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool B #M22 BEL Belgium 9 CAN Canada 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool B #M26 CAN Canada 4 RSA South Africa 4	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Olympic Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA

Rank	Event	Year	Location
11	Men	2018	Bhubaneswar, IND
11	Men	2010	New Delhi, IND

Pan American Games

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2019	Lima, PER

Pan American Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Men	2017	Lancaster, PA, USA

Reggie (gc2018.com, 31 Oct 2017)

Occupation:

Environmental Science, Human Movement Studies - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CAN

Languages spoken:

Paul Bundy [national]

Position style:

Forward (csiontario.ca, 07 Jul 2016)

Sporting relatives:

His father Reginald Pereira played hockey for Mahindra and Mumbai in India. His younger brother Kevin has represented Canada in the sport at junior international level. (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2016; fieldhockey.ca, 2014; dnaindia.com, 12 Feb 2010)

2009 for Canada Against India, in Victoria, Canada (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2015)

He suffered an anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] injury in November 2014 while playing professional hockey in Belgium. He had surgery in January 2015 and missed most that year due to the injury. (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2015)

He began playing hockey at age six at school in India. (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2015)

He took up the sport because of his father, who played hockey in India. (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2015)

Making his senior international debut for Canada against India in 2009. (durhamregion.com, 06 Aug 2016)

He does not tie his shoelaces until after he enters the field of play. (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2015)

Philosophy:

"Some people want it, some people wish it, others make it happen." [Michael Jordan] (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2015)

General Interest

General
FROM INDIA TO CANADA
Born in India, he began his schooling there before moving to Canada with his parents in 1998. His love of field hockey over ice hockey comes from his heritage. "Everyone plays ice hockey in Canada. It's very big. No one really prefers to play field hockey but I took to the game because of my father, who is very passionate about the sport." (olympic.ca, 06 Dec 2015; mid-day.com, 08 Mar 2010)

EDUCATION
He has also studied for a degree in kinesiology at the University of Victoria in Canada and a master's in international sports management at the Johann Cruyff Institute in the Netherlands. (Twitter profile, 27 Oct 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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