Michael McCann (field hockey)
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Michael McCann OAM (born 26 September 1977) is a field hockey striker from Sydney, Australia, who won the gold medal with the Australia national field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] He was included in the national squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2001 after an impressive national league season netted him the top goal scorer's award.[2]
He retired from international hockey in 2007 after playing 165 games and scoring 72 goals.[3]
His nickname in the younger days was "10 cents". This came about because every time he scored a goal his aunty would give him 10 cents as a reward. After at least 3 games of hockey on a weekend, the rewards were massive.
International senior tournaments[]
- 2002 – World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place)
- 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (1st place)
- 2002 – Champions Trophy, Cologne (5th place)
- 2003 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
- 2004 – Olympic Games, Athens (1st place)
- 2005 – Champions Trophy, Chennai (1st place)
- 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (1st place)
- 2006 – Champions Trophy, Terrassa (4th place)
- 2006 – World Cup, Mönchengladbach (2nd place)
References[]
- ^ Olympic results
- ^ "Profile at hockey.org.au". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
- ^ New squad named but Kookaburras will struggle to fill hole left by McCann
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Categories:
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Australian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Olympic field hockey players of Australia
- Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Olympic gold medalists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey