Michael McCann
Personal information
Born (1977-09-26) 26 September 1977
Sydney, Australia
Medal record
Men’s Field Hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2004 AthensTeam
World Cup
Silver medal – second place2002 Kuala LumpurTeam
Silver medal – second place2006 MönchengladbachTeam
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place2005 ChennaiTeam
Silver medal – second place2003 AmstelveenTeam
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place2002 ManchesterTeam
Gold medal – first place2006 MelbourneTeam

Michael McCann OAM (born 26 September 1977) is a field hockey striker from Sydney, Australia, who won the gold medal with the Australia national field hockey team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] He was included in the national squad for the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in 2001 after an impressive national league season netted him the top goal scorer's award.[2]

He retired from international hockey in 2007 after playing 165 games and scoring 72 goals.[3]

His nickname in the younger days was "10 cents". This came about because every time he scored a goal his aunty would give him 10 cents as a reward. After at least 3 games of hockey on a weekend, the rewards were massive.

International senior tournaments

References

  1. Olympic results
  2. "Profile at hockey.org.au". Archived from the original on 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  3. New squad named but Kookaburras will struggle to fill hole left by McCann
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