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Michael McCann (field hockey)

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Michael McCann
Personal information
Born (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977 (age 47)
Sydney, Australia
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Mönchengladbach Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2005 Chennai Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team

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

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References

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  1. ^ Olympic results
  2. ^ "Profile at hockey.org.au". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. ^ New squad named but Kookaburras will struggle to fill hole left by McCann
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