Lee Bodimeade
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Lee Bodimeade is a former field hockey
player from Australia
, who was part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain.
A member of Australia's Men's National Team from 1991-1998, Bodimeade also won the bronze medal at the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup
in Sydney
, and earned a pair of medals in Champions Trophy
competitions, including a silver medal in 1992 and a gold medal in 1993.
In 2005 Bodimeade was named head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team
.
He was honored as USA Field Hockey's 2006 National Coach of the Year.
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...
player 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 was part of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
in Barcelona, Spain.
A member of Australia's Men's National Team from 1991-1998, Bodimeade also won the bronze medal at the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup
1994 Men's Hockey World Cup
The 1994 Hockey World Cup for men held from November 23 to December 4, 1994. Pakistan defeated the Netherlands 1–1 to lift the trophy.-Pool A:-Pool B:-Eleventh and twelfth place classification:-Ninth and tenth place classification:...
in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, and earned a pair of medals in Champions Trophy
Champions Trophy (field hockey)
The Hockey Champions Trophy is the International Hockey Federation's most prestigious annual event . Founded by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan, it features the world's top-ranked teams competing in a round robin format. The Pakistan Hockey Federation started the competition as a men's tournament...
competitions, including a silver medal in 1992 and a gold medal in 1993.
In 2005 Bodimeade was named head coach of the U.S. Women's National Team
United States women's national field hockey team
The United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in the international field hockey competitions. The women's team, coached by Australia's Lee Bodimeade since 2005, made its first international appearance at the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur,...
.
He was honored as USA Field Hockey's 2006 National Coach of the Year.