Field hockey in Australia
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| Field Hockey in Australia | |
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| Country | Australia |
| Governing body | Hockey Australia |
| National teams | Kookaburras (Men) Hockeyroos (Women) |
| First played | Late 1800s [1] |
| Registered players | 162,176 [2] |
National competitions | |
International competitions | |
Field hockey is a moderately popular sport in Australia. It's usually referred to as simply "hockey" and is played in winter, with a season typically starting in March and April.[3] The national governing body, Hockey Australia has 162,176 registered players as of 2020.[4] Australia is home to the (as of 21 Jan 2022) best men's team in the world and the fourth best women's team in the world[5]
Hockey One[]
Since 2019, the national level of competition is Hockey One. Prior to this, it was the Australian Hockey League, which was made from the former Men's and Women's National Hockey League in 1991.
Hockey One is a small league, with only a single men's team and a single women's team from each of the eight states and territories, but it produces excellent results, when measured by the performance of the national squad.
Kookaburras[]
The Kookaburras, the men's national team have won 1 gold, 4 silver and 5 bronze at the Olympics, as well as 10 World Hockey Cup medals, 6 Commonwealth Games gold medals, 30 Hockey Champions Trophy medals, and one FIH Pro League championship.
Hockeyroos[]
The Hockeyroos, the womens national team, have won 3 gold Olympic medals in 2000, 1996 and 1988; as well as 4 world cup medals, 2 gold at the Commonwealth games, and 11 champions trophy medals.
References[]
- ^ "History of Hockey in Australia".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Health, Australian Government Department of (2017-02-15). "Hockey". Australian Government Department of Health. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
- ^ "Hockey Australia Annual Report 2020" (PDF).
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "FIH Outdoor World Rankings".
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