Kiel Brown
Encyclopedia
Kiel Brown is a field hockey
midfielder from Australia
, who won a gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2008 Champions Trophy in Rotterdam
and has been selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
. He currently lives in Cannington, Western Australia
and plays for the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks
in the Australian Hockey League
. His older sister Hope Munro
plays for the Australian women's team, the Hockeyroos
.
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...
midfielder from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, who won a gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2008 Champions Trophy in Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
and has been selected for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 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...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
. He currently lives in Cannington, Western Australia
Cannington, Western Australia
Cannington is a southern suburb of Perth, Western Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Canning.-History:Cannington's name derives from the Canning River, which forms part of the southwestern boundary of the suburb...
and plays for the SmokeFree WA Thundersticks
SmokeFree WA Thundersticks
The SmokeFree WA Thundersticks are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Western Australia in the Australian Hockey League.The Thundersticks have been the most successful team since the inception of the National Hockey League in 1991...
in the Australian Hockey League
Australian Hockey League
The Australian Hockey League is Australia’s premier national domestic field hockey competition. Despite its non-professional nature, AHL is considered one of the strongest and most competitive national field hockey leagues in the world. The AHL consists of both men's and women's competition...
. His older sister Hope Munro
Hope Munro
Hope Munro is a field hockey midfielder from Australia, who played for the Australian women's national team, the Hockeyroos at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. Munro currently lives in Perth, Western Australia with her husband and children...
plays for the Australian women's team, the Hockeyroos
Hockeyroos
The Australia women's national field hockey team are Australia's national women's hockey team.Having played their first game in 1914,they are one of Australia’s most successful sporting teams, boasting three Olympic Gold...
.