Jamie Dwyer

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Medal record
Jamie Dwyer
Men’s Field Hockey
Competitor for  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold	2004 Athens	Team
Champions Trophy
Gold	2005 Chennai	Team
Silver	2003 Amstelveen	Team
Silver	2007 Kuala Lumpur	Team

Jamie Dwyer OAM (born March 12, 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is a field hockey striker from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He scored the decisive golden goal in the final against title holders The Netherlands. His playing number is number 1.

Dwyer is nicknamed Foetus, and was named the 2002 FIH Young Player of the Year, after a year in which he scored an impressive 24 goals from 34 matches. He was badly injured at the Champions Trophy. Dwyer made his international comeback after a knee reconstruction in a four nations tournament in Sydney, 2004, and scored his 50th international goal against Korea in July.

After the Athens Olympics he went to the Netherlands, to play for Dutch top club HC Bloemendaal. He had to miss the play-offs of the season, in the spring of 2005, because he had to fly back for a training session with the Australian Men's Team. In the spring of 2006 he moved to Real Club de Polo in Spain. He also had to miss the final of the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup against Germany, after being injured in the semi-finals against South Korea, but still won the award for 'Player of the Tournament' and named as a forward in the World Cup All Star team.

Dywer also played in 2007 Premier Hockey League (PHL) in India for Maratha Warriors. He is currently living in Sydney, Australia, and plays for Gordon North Sydney Hockey Club in the Sydney Premier League alongside fellow Kookaburra Brent Livermore.

Jamie is sponsored by Adidas, who provides all his hockey gear. He uses a modified version of the Adidas Christopher Zeller HS 1.0 hockey stick.

Dwyer married Leoni Doornbos on the 2nd of February, 2008.

[edit] External links

• Jamie Dwyer Online

Awards
Preceded by Tibor Weißenborn	WorldHockey Young Player of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Grant Schubert
Preceded by Teun de Nooijer	WorldHockey Player of the Year 2004	Succeeded by Teun de Nooijer
Preceded by Teun de Nooijer	WorldHockey Player of the Year 2007	Succeeded by incumbent