Matthew Wells (field hockey)

Matthew Wells

Personal information

Born

2 May 1978

Medal record

Men’s Field Hockey
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
	2004 Athens	Team
	2000 Sydney	Team
	2008 Beijing	Team
Champions Trophy
	1999 Brisbane	Team
	2005 Chennai	Team
	2003 Amstelveen	Team
Commonwealth Games
	2006 Melbourne	Team

Matthew Wells OAM (born 2 May 1978 in Hobart, Tasmania) is a field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by beating title holders The Netherlands in the final. Four years earlier, when Sydney hosted the Summer Games, he finished in third spot with The Kookaburras, as the Men's National Team is called. He had to miss the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup due to injury.

External links

Profile on Hockey Australia

Australia squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Gold medal

1 Dwyer 2 de Young 4 McCann 5 Elder 6 Hammond 7 Eglington 9 Knowles 13 Brennan 14 Schubert 15 George 19 Hickman 23 Wells 24 Brooks 25 Livermore 26 Butler 30 Mowlam Coach: Dancer

Australia squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

1 Dwyer 2 de Young 6 Hammond 9 Knowles 11 Ockenden 12 Guest 13 Doerner 14 Schubert 15 George 17 Smith 18 Lambert 19 Matheson 23 Wells 24 Brooks 28 Brown 31 Kavanagh 32 Abbott Coach: Dancer

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