Grant Schubert
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Grant Schubert OAM
(born 1 August 1980 in Loxton, South Australia
) is a field hockey
striker from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens
. He was named World Hockey Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation
(FIH) in December 2003.
Schubert was honoured as the most promising player at the 2003 Champions Trophy
with nine goals in six matches. Earlier that year, on 9 July, he made his debut for The Kookaburras in a friendly match against Germany in Neuss
. He played club hockey in The Netherlands after the Athens Games, first for Kampong
in Utrecht
, and after the relegation for HC Klein Zwitserland
in The Hague
. He had to miss the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup
due to a knee injury. He also missed the 2008 Olympic Games semi-final and bronze medal play-off matches due to a knee injury sustained in the last minor round game vs Great Britain.
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
(born 1 August 1980 in Loxton, South Australia
Loxton, South Australia
Loxton is a town on the south bank of the River Murray in the Riverland region of South Australia. At the 2006 census, Loxton had a population of 3,431....
) is a field hockey
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...
striker from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens
Athens
Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...
. He was named World Hockey Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation
International Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
(FIH) in December 2003.
Schubert was honoured as the most promising player at the 2003 Champions Trophy
2003 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)
The 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The event started August 16 and ended on August 24, 2003....
with nine goals in six matches. Earlier that year, on 9 July, he made his debut for The Kookaburras in a friendly match against Germany in Neuss
Neuss
Neuss is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located on the west bank of the Rhine opposite Düsseldorf. Neuss is the largest city within the Rhein-Kreis Neuss district and owes its prosperity to its location at the crossing of historic and modern trade routes. It is primarily known...
. He played club hockey in The Netherlands after the Athens Games, first for Kampong
Kampong (field hockey club)
SV Kampong is Dutch field hockey club founded in 1902, making it the second oldest hockey club in the Netherlands. Both the men's and the women's first teams compete in the country's top tier...
in Utrecht
Utrecht (city)
Utrecht city and municipality is the capital and most populous city of the Dutch province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, and is the fourth largest city of the Netherlands with a population of 312,634 on 1 Jan 2011.Utrecht's ancient city centre features...
, and after the relegation for HC Klein Zwitserland
HC Klein Zwitserland
HC Klein Zwitserland is a field hockey club from The Hague, Netherlands, which was founded on September 20, 1908. With 1.591 members – as of January 1, 2006 – it is the tenth club in the Netherlands...
in The Hague
The Hague
The Hague is the capital city of the province of South Holland in the Netherlands. With a population of 500,000 inhabitants , it is the third largest city of the Netherlands, after Amsterdam and Rotterdam...
. He had to miss 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....
due to a knee injury. He also missed the 2008 Olympic Games semi-final and bronze medal play-off matches due to a knee injury sustained in the last minor round game vs Great Britain.
International Tournaments
- 2003 – Champions Trophy2003 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2003 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place in the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands. The event started August 16 and ended on August 24, 2003....
, Amstelveen (2nd place) - 2004 – Olympic Games2004 Summer OlympicsThe 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, Athens (1st place) - 2005 – Champions Trophy2005 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2005 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy took place in the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai, India. The event started December 10 and ended on December 18, 2005.=Head Coach: Barry Dancer#Jamie Dwyer#Liam de Young#Michael McCann#Nathan Eglington...
, Chennai (1st place) - 2006 – Commonwealth GamesHockey at the 2006 Commonwealth GamesField hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March for women and for men, between 17 March and 26 March. Both competitions consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.All matches...
, Melbourne (1st place) - 2006 – Champions Trophy2006 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 28th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men held in Terrassa, Catalonia, Spain from July 22 to July 30, 2006. Six nations participating in this annual elite tournament, they are Argentina , reigning champions Australia, Germany, Pakistan, Netherlands, and hosts Spain.Netherlands emerged...
, Terrassa (4th place) - 2007 – Champions Trophy2007 Men's Champions Trophy (field hockey)The 2007 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy is the 29th edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men's competition. It was held from November 29 to December 9, 2007, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, having moved away from Lahore, Pakistan.-Teams:...
, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place) - 2008 – Olympic Games2008 Summer OlympicsThe 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, Beijing (3rd place) - 2008 – Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (1st place)
- 2009 – Champions Trophy, Melbourne (1st place)
- 2010 - World Cup, New Delhi, India (1st place)