Matthew Wells (field hockey)
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| Olympic medal record | |||
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| Bronze | 2000 Sydney | Team competition | |
| Gold | 2004 Athens | Team competition | |
Matthew Wells OAM (born May 2, 1978 in Hobart, Tasmania) is a field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by beating title holders The Netherlands in the final. Four years earlier, when Sydney hosted the Summer Games, he finished in third spot with The Kookaburras, as the Men's National Team is called.
Wells is nicknamed Wellsy by his team mates. After being selected to make his debut for the Australian team in a friendly against The Netherlands in January 1998, he earned his 100th international cap against Pakistan during the 2002 Champions Trophy in Cologne, Germany. Wells is the captain of the MIA Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League (AHL). He had to miss the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup due to injury.
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Categories: 1978 births | Australian field hockey players | Olympic competitors for Australia | Olympic gold medalists for Australia | Olympic bronze medalists for Australia | Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics | Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics | Recipients of the Order of Australia Medal | People from Hobart | Living people
