Graham Reid
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Field Hockey | ||
| Silver | 1992 Barcelona | Team Competition |
Graham Reid (born 9 April 1964 in Redcliffe, Queensland) is a former field hockey defender and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain.[1] Afterwards he played club hockey for the Dutch top team Amsterdam for two seasons (1993, 1994)[2] returning in 1995 to play the Europa cup.
Reid played 130 internationals for Australia including two Olympic Games (1988, 1992),[1] one World Cup (1990) and nine Champions Trophys (1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, and 92). He has also won the Olympians medal (WA Best and Fairest medal) 3 times (1995, 96, and 98) whilst playing for Victoria Park Xavier.[3]
He was also an inaugural member of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) hockey unit in Perth, Western Australia in 1984[4] and despite stints back in Queensland and Amsterdam has remained in Perth, where he lives with his wife and two children.[citation needed]
He is currently assistant coach of the Australian Mens Hockey Team (Kookaburras).[5]
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- ^ a b Olympic results
- ^ Amsterdam tegen wil en dank titelkandidaat (translation)
- ^ http://www.hockeywa.org.au/2006_lifemembers.cfm?awardType=Olympians'%20Medal Olympians Medal Winners
- ^ AIS Annual Report 1984-85, p40
- ^ Pakistan go down vs SA 7 March 2010
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