Wayne Denne

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Wayne Denne (born March 5, 1976 in Cape Town) is a field hockey player from South Africa, who was a member of the national squad that finished tenth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He made his international debut for his native country in 1995, against Australia at the Indra Gandhi Gold Cup in India. The midfielder played for Western Province.

In the midst of 2001 Denne announced his retirement from international hockey. However, he made a comeback a mere six weeks prior to the World Hockey Cup in 2002, and was selected in the South African squad for a tour of Germany. He is nicknamed Wayno, Gladstone or Hobs.

[edit] International Senior Tournaments

• 1999 – All-Africa Games, Johannesburg (1st)
• 2002 – Hockey World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (13th)
• 2003 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd)
• 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (10th)