Australian men's national hockey team
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| Association: | Hockey Australia |
| FIH world rankings : | 1. (March 25, 2015) |
| Trainer: | Ric Charlesworth |
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| Record scorer: | |
The Australian national hockey team ( "Kookaburras" ) is one of the most successful hockey teams. It is the only Australian team to have won medals every time in the Summer Olympics from 1992 to 2012 and has consistently been in the top 4 since 1980.
Australia is currently number 1 in the world and Oceania rankings.
successes
Olympic games
9 medals
gold
silver
bronze
World Hockey Championships
9 medals
gold
silver
bronze
Commonwealth Games
3 gold medals
gold
Champions Trophy
25 medals
gold
- 2012 Melbourne
- 2011 Auckland
- 2010 Mönchengladbach
- 2005 Chennai
- 1999 Brisbane
- 1993 Kuala Lumpur
- 1990 Melbourne
- 1989 Berlin
- 1985 Perth
- 1984 Karachi
- 1983 Karachi
silver
- 2003 Amsterdam
- 2001 Rotterdam
- 1997 Adelaide
- 1995 Berlin
- 1992 Karachi
- 1986 Karachi
- 1982 Amsterdam
- 1981 Karachi
- 1978 Lahore
bronze
- 2014 Bhubaneswar
- 1998 Lahore
- 1988 Lahore
- 1987 Amsterdam
- 1980 Karachi
Squad
For the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio , coach Ric Charlesworth appointed the following squad: (as of July 2016)
Daniel Beale (Brisbane, QLD), Andrew Charter (TW) (Canberra, ACT), Chris Ciriello (Melbourne, VIC), Matthew Dawson ( Central Coast, NSW), Tim Deavin (Launceston, TAS), Jamie Dwyer (Rockhampton, QLD), Matt Gohdes (Rockhampton, QLD), Blake Govers (Wollongong, NSW), Fergus Kavanagh (Geraldton, WA), Mark Knowles (Rockhampton , QLD), Eddie Ockenden (Hobart, TAS), Simon Orchard (Maitland, NSW), Matthew Swann (Mackay, QLD), Glenn Turner (Goulburn, NSW), Jake Whetton (Brisbane, QLD), Tristan White (Wollongong, NSW )
For the 2012 Olympic Games in London , coach Ric Charlesworth appointed the following squad. (As of August 2012)
| Playername | vintage | number | Country Sp. | TW / C | society |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Dwyer | 1979 | 1 | 278 | HC Bloemendaal | |
| Liam de Young | 1981 | 2 | 277 | ||
| Simon Orchard | 1986 | 3 | 108 | ||
| Glenn Turner | 1984 | 4th | 79 | ||
| Chris Ciriello | 1985 | 5 | 94 | Victorian Tigers | |
| Matthew Butturini | 1987 | 8th | 74 | NSW Waratahs | |
| Mark Knowles | 1984 | 9 | 192 | C. | Queensland Blades |
| Russell Ford | 1983 | 10 | 103 | Melville City Hockey Club | |
| Eddie Ockenden | 1987 | 11 | 161 | Dutch association | |
| Joel Carroll | 1986 | 15th | 56 | ||
| Matthew Gohdes | 1990 | 16 | 50 | Queensland Blades | |
| Tim Deavin | 1984 | 19th | 47 | Tassie Tigers | |
| Matthew Swann | 1989 | 20th | 76 | Queensland Blades | |
| Nathan Burgers | 1979 | 22nd | 87 | TW | Canberra Lakers |
| Kieran Govers | 1988 | 27 | 53 | NSW Warrtahs | |
| Fergus Kavanagh | 1985 | 31 | 146 |
Web links
- 2016 Men's Olympic Hockey Team. Retrieved July 13, 2016 .
- Biographies of the hockey players Rio 2016. Accessed on July 13, 2016 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Current Men's FIH World Ranking (PDF) accessed November 28, 2015