John Butkiewicz
| Born | 9 November 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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John Butkiewicz (born 9 November 1951) is an Australian field lacrosse player who was named the best midfielder at both the 1978 and 1982 World Lacrosse Championships (WLC).[1] Butkiewicz represented Australia at a record five WLC's, from 1974 to 1990, and is in the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.[2][3]
Butkiewicz popularized the lacrosse face-off "clamp" that is widely used today.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Men's World Championship History - 2014 World Lacrosse Championship". www.worldlacrosse2014.com. US Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ a b O'Doherty, Fiona (15 December 2014). "Williamstown champion Lacrosse player John Butkiewicz inducted into Victoria University Sport Hall of Fame". Herald Sun. Hobsons Bay Leader. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "John Butkiewicz". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
External links
[edit]- Butkiewicz, John; Warden, Ian (2008). "John Butkiewicz interviewed by Ian Warden for the Sport oral history project". Sport oral history project. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- 1974 Lacrosse World Series, Melbourne, Australia - Australia v Canada (Highlights) on YouTube
- John Butkiewicz at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame
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