Matthew Wells (field hockey)

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.

Matthew Wells
Personal information
Born (1978-05-02) 2 May 1978
Medal record
Men’s field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
Bronze medal – third place2000 SydneyTeam
Bronze medal – third place2008 BeijingTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2002 Kuala LumpurTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place1999 BrisbaneTeam
Gold medal – first place2005 ChennaiTeam
Gold medal – first place2008 RotterdamTeam
Silver medal – second place2001 RotterdamTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 AmstelveenTeam
Silver medal – second place2007 Kuala LumpurTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 LahoreTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 ManchesterTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneTeam


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