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Troy Elder OAM[1] (born 15 October 1977 in Bunbury, Western Australia) is a field hockey striker and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. Four years earlier, when Sydney hosted the Olympic Games, Elder finished in third spot with The Kookaburras, as the national team is called.
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| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Australia | ||
| Men's field hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | Team |
 | 2000 Sydney | Team |
| World Cup | ||
 | 2002 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
| 2006 Mönchengladbach | Team |
| Champions Trophy | ||
| 1999 Brisbane | Team |
| 2001 Rotterdam | Team |
| 2003 Amstelveen | Team |
| 1998 Lahore | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 2002 Manchester | Team |
Elder originated from Bundaberg, Queensland, where he played for the All Blacks Hockey Club. Nicknamed Woody, Elder shot into limelight as a player with the National Junior Squad, that won the Hockey Junior World Cup at Milton Keynes in 1997 against India. After the 1998 Australian Hockey League season with the Queensland Blades, Elder got into the senior National Squad at the 1998 Champions Trophy in Lahore, where Australia won the bronze. He was part of the winning team in the 1999 Champions Trophy at Brisbane.
Just like his countrymen Jay Stacy and Michael Brennan, Elder moved to the Netherlands, where he played club hockey for Eindhoven's Oranje Zwart, with whom he won the Dutch title in the spring of 2005. The price was high, because during the Dutch play-offs he neglected the call from Australia's Head Coach Barry Dancer to come over for a training session with the men's National Team. He therefore had to miss the 2005 Champions Trophy in Chennai and the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.
Having retired from international hockey, Elder played club hockey for United Hockey in Brisbane for some time whilst still representing the Queensland Blades. A plumber by profession, he is fond of surfing and fishing.
References
- "Mickelberg lawyer humbled by Australia Day award". ABC News (Australia). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 26 January 2005. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
External links
- Troy Elder at Olympedia
- Troy Elder at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Troy Elder at the Commonwealth Games Federation
- Profile on Hockey Australia
Australia squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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Australia squad – 2002 World Cup – Runners–up | ||
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Australia squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st Title) | ||
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Australia squad – 2006 World Cup – Runners–up | ||
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