Aaron Kleinschmidt (born 1 October 1989) is an Australian field hockey player. He attended Xavier College, an elite private school in Kew where he was often referred to as “The Goat”[1]

Aaron Kleinschmidt
Personal information
Full name Aaron Kleinschmidt
Born (1989-10-01) 1 October 1989 (age 34)
Melbourne, Victoria
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Playing position Attacker
Club information
Current club Victorian Vikings
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Australia 53 (23)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2018 Breda
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Hockey World League
Gold medal – first place 2016-17 Bhubaneswar Team

Kleinschmidt was born in Melbourne, Victoria, and made his senior international debut in at 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy in Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

Kleinschmidt was part of the Australian men's team that won a record sixth Commonwealth Games gold medal at the 2018 Games held in Gold Coast, Australia.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Aaron Kleinschmidt". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Kookaburras Team Announcement". Hockey Australia. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Aaron KLEINSCHMIDT". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.

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