Roger Smith (field hockey)
Roger David Smith (born 26 May 1960) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for his native country.[1] He was a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, best known as the Kookaburras.
Personal
[edit]Roger lives in South Australia. He has been involved with the business Hockeyworld along with older brothers Trevor Smith (field hockey) and Terry Smith who also played hockey for Australia.[2]
Field hockey
[edit]International hockey
[edit]He made his Olympic Games debut in 1988 in Seoul where the Kookaburras finished fourth.[3][4]
He played in the same team as Ric Charlesworth and Graham Reid (sportsman) who would go on to coach the national teams themselves.
References
[edit]- ^ "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "About Us". Hockeyworld. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ "History – Olympians". Hockey SA. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
External links
[edit]- Roger Smith at Olympedia
- Roger Smith at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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