James Alexander Paget Kirkpatrick (born March 29, 1991) is a Canadian

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player who plays as a midfielder or forward for

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and the Canadian national team. He also played club hockey in France for

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International career

Kirkpatrick represented Canada at the

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, where he played all four games. In June 2019, he was selected in the Canada squad for the

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. They won the silver medal as they lost 5–2 to

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in the final. In June 2021, Kirkpatrick was named to Canada's 2020 Summer Olympics team.

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* * * 1991 births Living people Field hockey players from Victoria, British Columbia Canadian male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey forwards Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2019 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2023 Pan American Games Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada in field hockey West Vancouver Field Hockey Club players Canadian expatriate field hockey players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in France Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2023 Pan American Games Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Canada Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Canada {{Canada-fieldhockey-bio-stub