Jim Irvine
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Men's Field hockey | |||
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| Silver | 1976 Montreal | Team Competition | |
James ("Jim") Irvine (born December 2, 1948 in Sydney, NSW) is a retired field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the national team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada.
After his career he became a hockey coach. Irvine was the assistent of head coach Terry Walsh with the Men's National Team at the 2000 Summer Olympics, where The Kookaburras finished third. Later on he went to The Netherlands, where he coached Amsterdam for three saisons (2001-2004) and won the Dutch title twice.
Categories: 1948 births | Living people | Australian field hockey players | Australian field hockey coaches | Olympic competitors for Australia | Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics | Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics | Olympic silver medalists for Australia | People from Sydney | Field hockey biography stubs
