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Damon Diletti
Personal information
Full nameDamon Laurance Diletti
Born1 May 1971 (1971-05) (age 53)
Perth, Western Australia
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team Competition
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team Competition

Damon Laurance Diletti (born 1 May 1971 in Perth, Western Australia) is a former field hockey goalkeeper from Australia, who competed in three consequentive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1992. At each appearance the electrician won a medal.

Diletti was nicknamed Dingo by his team mates, and was a member of The Kookaburras team for nine years. Apart from three Olympics he participated in two Hockey World Cups and six Champions Trophy tournaments. He resigned after the 2000 Summer Olympics, after playing 133 international matches for Australia.