Australia men's national field hockey team
Australia at the 2008 Olympics
Australia at the 2012 Olympics
The Australia men's national field hockey team (nicknamed the Kookaburras)
nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last six Summer Olympic Games (1992–2012), and have placed in the top four in every Olympics since 1980. They also won the Hockey World Cup in 1986, 2010 and 2014.
The Kookaburras' inability to win an Olympic gold medal despite their perennial competitiveness, led many in the Australian hockey community to speak of a "curse" afflicting the team,[1] finally broken in 2004 with the win in Athens.
History
Australia's first men's team competed in an international match in 1922.[2]
The first major competition won by the national team was the 1983 World Championships held in Karachi.[3]
Participations
Australia's first men's team competed at the Olympics in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[3]
Australia did not medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics[4] or the 1988 Summer Olympics.[5]
At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Australia earned a silver medal, losing gold to Germany.[6]
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia finished third, earning a bronze medal.[7]
The team won their first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Barry Dancer coached the side.[8]
Should Australia win the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics they will become the first national team in field hockey history to hold all four international titles available to them simultaneously. They would hold titles in the 2012 Olympics, 2010 World Cup, 2011 Champions Trophy and their continental championship (2011 Oceania Cup) at the same time. Along with those four titles Australia also holds the Commonwealth Games title from the 2010 championships.
Tournament History
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played within Australia
Summer Olympics
| Olympics Games record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| United Kingdom 1908 |
Did not participate |
| Sweden 1912 |
Not Held |
| Belgium 1920 |
Did not participate |
| France 1924 |
Not Held |
| Netherlands 1928 |
Did not participate |
| United States 1932 |
| Germany 1936 |
| United Kingdom 1948 |
| Finland 1952 |
| Australia 1956 |
Playoff |
5th |
4 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| Italy 1960 |
Quarterfinals |
6th |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Japan 1964 |
Third place |
3rd |
8 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
| Mexico 1968 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Germany 1972 |
Playoff |
5th |
9 |
5 |
2 |
2 |
| Canada 1976 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
7 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
| Soviet Union 1980 |
Did not participate |
| United States 1984 |
Semifinals |
4th |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Korea 1988 |
Semifinals |
4th |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| Spain 1992 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| United States 1996 |
Third place |
3rd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Australia 2000 |
Third place |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Greece 2004 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
| People's Republic of China 2008 |
Third place |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| United Kingdom 2012 |
Third place |
3rd |
7 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Brazil 2016 |
Qualified |
| Total | 1 Title | 15/23 | - | - | - | - |
|
World Cup
| World Cup record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| Spain 1971 |
Playoff |
8th |
6 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| Netherlands 1973 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 1975 |
Playoff |
5th |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Argentina 1978 |
Third place |
3rd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| India 1982 |
Third place |
3rd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| United Kingdom 1986 |
Champions |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Pakistan 1990 |
Third place |
3rd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Australia 1994 |
Third place |
3rd |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| Netherlands 1998 |
Semifinals |
4th |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Malaysia 2002 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
9 |
8 |
0 |
1 |
| Germany 2006 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
7 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
| India 2010 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
| Netherlands 2014 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | 3 Titles | 12/13 | - | - | - | - |
FIH Hockey World League
|
|
Champions Trophy
| Champions Trophy record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| Pakistan 1978 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Pakistan 1980 |
Third place |
3rd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Pakistan 1981 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
5 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Netherlands 1982 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Pakistan 1983 |
Champions |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Pakistan 1984 |
Champions |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Australia 1985 |
Champions |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Pakistan 1986 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Netherlands 1987 |
Third place |
3rd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Pakistan 1988 |
Third place |
3rd |
– |
– |
– |
– |
| Germany 1989 |
Champions |
1st |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Australia 1990 |
Champions |
1st |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Germany 1991 |
Playoff |
4th |
5 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Pakistan 1992 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Malaysia 1993 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Pakistan 1994 |
Playoff |
4th |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Germany 1995 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
6 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
| India 1996 |
Playoffs |
6th |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
| Australia 1997 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Pakistan 1998 |
Third place |
3rd |
5 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Australia 1999 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Netherlands 2000 |
Playoffs |
5th |
6 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| Netherlands 2001 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
6 |
4 |
0 |
2 |
| Germany 2002 |
Playoffs |
5th |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
| Netherlands 2003 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Pakistan 2004 |
Did not participate |
| India 2005 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Spain 2006 |
Playoffs |
4th |
6 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
| Malaysia 2007 |
Runner-up |
2nd |
8 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
| Netherlands 2008 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| Australia 2009 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Germany 2010 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand 2011 |
Champions |
1st |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| Australia 2012 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
| India 2014 |
Third place |
3rd |
6 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Argentina 2016 |
Qualified |
| Total | 13 Titles | 34/35 | - | - | - | - |
Commonwealth Games
| Commonwealth Games record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| Malaysia 1998 |
Champions |
1st |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| England 2002 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Australia 2006 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| India 2010 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Scotland 2014 |
Champions |
1st |
6 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
| Australia 2018 |
Not Qualified Yet |
| Total | 5 Titles | 5/5 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 |
|
Oceania Cup
| Oceania Cup record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| Australia 1999 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Australia 2001 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| New Zealand 2003 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Fiji 2005 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Australia 2007 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand 2009 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Australia 2011 |
Champions |
1st |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| New Zealand 2013 |
Champions |
1st |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| New Zealand 2015 |
Champions |
1st |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| Total | 9 Titles | 9/9 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 2 |
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup
| Sultan Azlan Shah Cup record |
| Year |
Round |
Position |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
| Malaysia 1983 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 1985 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 1987 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 1991 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 1994 |
Third place |
3rd |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 1995 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 1996 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 1998 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 1999 |
Runners up |
2nd |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2000 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 2001 |
Third place |
3rd |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2003 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 2004 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2005 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2006 |
Runners up |
3rd |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2007 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2008 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 2009 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 2010 |
Third place |
3rd |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2011 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2012 |
Did not participate |
| Malaysia 2013 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Malaysia 2014 |
Champions |
1st |
|
|
|
|
| Total | 8 Titles | 13/23 | ' | ' | ' | ' |
|
|
Team
Current roster
Roster for the 2015 Men's World Hockey League
Head coach: Graham Reid
- Matthew Gohdes
- Aran Zalewski
- Tristan White
- Tim Deavin
- Matthew Swann
- Tyler Lovell
- Kieran Govers
- Andrew Charter
- Fergus Kavanagh
- Jamie Dwyer
- Daniel Beale
- Eddie Ockenden
- Jake Whetton
- Simon Orchard
- Blake Govers
- Chris Ciriello
- Kiel Brown
- Mark Knowles
Noteworthy players
Family
Barry Dancer/Brent Dancer and Ric Charlesworth/Jonathan Charlesworth are two pairs of father as coach and son as player while both were affiliated with the national team in those positions.[8][9]
Recognition
References
- ↑ "Kookaburras ready to toss the monkey". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 August 2004. Archived from the original on 27 July 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
- ↑ Epstein, Jackie (21 October 2009). "Dwyer breaks free of Holland binds – Australia always comes first". Herald Sun (Melbourne, Australia). p. 76. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
- 1 2 Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism; Australian Sport Commission (1985). Australian Sport, a profile. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publish Service. pp. 177–178. ISBN 0644036672.
- ↑ Dorling Kindersley Limited. (1999). The Olympic Games. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Dorling Kindersley. p. 320. ISBN 1864660635. OCLC 57337092.
- ↑ Dorling Kindersley Limited. (1999). The Olympic Games. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Dorling Kindersley. p. 327. ISBN 1864660635. OCLC 57337092.
- ↑ Dorling Kindersley Limited. (1999). The Olympic Games. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Dorling Kindersley. p. 335. ISBN 1864660635. OCLC 57337092.
- ↑ Dorling Kindersley Limited. (1999). The Olympic Games. St. Leonards, N.S.W.: Dorling Kindersley. p. 343. ISBN 1864660635. OCLC 57337092.
- 1 2 Petrie, Andrea (18 October 2009). "Sons a chip off the old stick – HOCKEY". Melbourne, Australia. p. 19. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
- ↑ Department of Sport, Recreation and Tourism; Australian Sport Commission (1985). Australian Sport, a profile. Canberra, Australia: Australian Government Publish Service. p. 116. ISBN 0644036672.
- 1 2 3 "Australian Sports Awards". Confederation of Australian Sport. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ "Rabbitohs, Fearnley, Fox win top ASPAS". Australian Sports Commission News, 11 February 2015. Retrieved 11 February 2015.
External links
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