Jake Michael Harvie (born 5 March 1998) is an Australian

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player who plays as a defender for the Australian national team. He also is a

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gold medallist. Harvie was born in Dardanup, Western Australia, and made his senior international debut at the 2017 International Festival of Hockey in Bendigo, Australia. Harvie won his first major tournament with

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at the 2016-17 Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar, India. The team defeated

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2–1 in the final to win the tournament. In March 2018, Harvie was selected in the

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national squad for the

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. The team won the gold medal, defeating

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2–0 in the final. He is the grandson of former Australian three-time hockey Olympian Gordon Pearce.

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