Australia national field hockey team

Infobox national field hockey team
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nickname = Kookaburras
association = Hockey Australia
confederation = OHF (Oceania)
coach = Barry Dancer
assistant = Colin Batch
manager = Peter Birse
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The Australia national field hockey team (nickname Kookaburras) are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last four Summer Olympic Games (1992–2004), and have placed in the top four in every Olympics since 1980.

The Kookaburras' inability to win an Olympic gold medal despite their perennial competitiveness, led many in the Australian hockey community to speak of a "curse" afflicting the team, [ [http://www.smh.com.au/olympics/articles/2004/08/26/1093518003610.html Kookaburras ready to toss the monkey] ] finally broken in 2004 with the win in Athens.

Participations

=World Cup (10)=

*1971 – Eighth place
*1975 – Fifth place
*1978 – Third place
*1982 – Third place
*1986 – Champions
*1990 – Third place
*1994 – Third place
*1998 – Fourth place
*2002 – Runners-up
*2006 – Runners-up

=Champions Trophy (28)=

*1978 – Runners-up
*1980 – Third place
*1981 – Runners-up
*1982 – Runners-up
*1983 – Champions
*1984 – Champions
*1985 – Champions
*1986 – Runners-up
*1987 – Third place
*1988 – Third place
*1989 – Champions
*1990 – Champions
*1991 – Fourth place
*1992 – Runners-up
*1993 – Champions
*1994 – Fourth place
*1995 – Runners-up
*1996 – Sixth place
*1997 – Runners-up
*1998 – Third place
*1999 – Champions
*2000 – Fifth place
*2001 – Runners-up
*2002 – Fifth place
*2003 – Runners-up
*2005 – Champions
*2006 – Fourth place
*2007 – Runners-up
*2008 – Champions

References