Brian Glencross
 Australian / AIS Women's Coach Brian Glencross coaching in 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||
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Brian Alan Glencross, OAM[1] (born 1 May 1941 in Narrogin, Western Australia) is a retired field hockey player and coach from Australia. As a member of the Australian National Men's Hockey Team, he won a bronze medal and a silver medal at consecutive Olympic Games - the bronze at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan and the silver four years later, when Mexico City hosted the Games. As a player, he represented Australia from 1964 to 1974, playing in 93 games. He coached the Australian women's hockey team from 1980 to 1992.[2]
Coaching results at major tournaments:
- 1981: 4th - World Cup
- 1983: 3rd - World Cup
- 1984: 4th - Los Angeles Olympic Games
- 1986: 6th - World Cup
- 1987: 2nd - Champions Trophy
- 1988: 1st - Seoul Olympic Games
- 1989: 1st - Champions Trophy
- 1990: 2nd - World Cup
- 1991: 1st - Champions Trophy
- 1992: 5th - Barcelona Olympic Games
He was appointed the inaugural Australian Institute of Sport women's coach in 1984 and held the position to 1995.
Recognition
- 1968 - WA Sports Federation's Sportsman of the Year[3]
- 1991 - Medal of the Order of Australia
- 1991 - inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame[1][2]
- 1996 - inducted into the WA Hall of Champions.[3]
- 2000 - Australian Sports Medal
- 2001 - Centenary Medal in 2001.[4][5]
- 2008 - Hockey Australia Hall of Fame[6]
Notes
- ^ a b "Glencross, Brian Alan, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Brian Glencross". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Brian Glencross". WAIS website. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Glencross, Brian Alan". It's an Honour. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Glencross, Brian Alan: Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Hockey Australia website. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Brian Glencross". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
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- 1941 births
- Living people
- Australian male field hockey players
- Australian field hockey coaches
- Olympic field hockey players of Australia
- Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Field hockey people from Western Australia
- Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia
- Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal
- Recipients of the Centenary Medal
- Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- People from Narrogin, Western Australia
- Australian Olympic coaches
- Australian Institute of Sport coaches
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics