Andrew Meredith
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Andrew Meredith (born 24 April 1972 in Adelaide, Australia) is a FIH High Performance Field hockey
Coach, who is the current Assistant Coach of the Germany national field hockey team
. He assisted the German coaches, Bernhard Peters in the period 2004-2006, and Markus Weise
2006-2011.
Meredith was a member of the German Men's Team that won the gold medal in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing, the gold medal at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup
, the silver medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
in New Delhi
, and the gold medal at the 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia.
Andrew Meredith is the son of Dennis Meredith
, the former Australian Hockey Player, international umpire and umpire's manager, and the competition and Events Manager for the International Hockey Federation
from the period 2001 to 2010.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
Coach, who is the current Assistant Coach of the Germany national field hockey team
Germany national field hockey team
The Germany national field hockey team represents Germany in international field hockey. The team have won the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany...
. He assisted the German coaches, Bernhard Peters in the period 2004-2006, and Markus Weise
Markus Weise
Markus Weise is a German field hockey coach. Since 6 November 2006, he has been Head Coach of the Germany national field hockey team...
2006-2011.
Meredith was a member of the German Men's Team that won the gold medal in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22 and August 23...
in Beijing, the gold medal at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2006 Hockey World Cup for men is the 11th edition of the Hockey World Cup. It held from September 6 to September 17, 2006 in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
, the silver medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
2010 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 2010 Hockey World Cup was the twelfth installment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. On November 14, 2007, the International Hockey Federation announced that the championship would be held in India, taking place over two weeks from February 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National...
in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
, and the gold medal at the 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...
, Malaysia.
Andrew Meredith is the son of Dennis Meredith
Dennis Meredith
Dennis Meredith is a former member of the Australia national field hockey team playing 22 times for his country.He then moved to officiating and became a World Cup and Olympic International Umpire...
, the former Australian Hockey Player, international umpire and umpire's manager, and the competition and Events Manager for the International Hockey Federation
International Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
from the period 2001 to 2010.