Matthew Smith (field hockey)

Matthew John Smith (born 20 November 1973 in Tamworth, New South Wales) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Hockey Team that won the bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] He played club hockey for the North Coast Raiders.

Matthew Smith
Personal information
Full nameMatthew John Smith
Born (1973-11-20) 20 November 1973 (age 50)
Tamworth, New South Wales
Height174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 1995 Berlin Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Rotterdam Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Matthew Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.

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