Jamie Dwyer is an Australian field hockey player born March 12, 1979, in Rockhampton, Queensland, widely considered one of the greatest players ever to play the game. Across 2001 to 2016 he earned more than 365 caps and 244 goals for Australia's national team, winning Olympic gold at the 2004 Athens Games and Olympic bronze at both the 2008 Beijing and 2012 London Games, plus Hockey World Cup gold in 2010 and 2014 and silver in 2002 and 2006, along with multiple Champions Trophy and Commonwealth Games titles. He was named FIH World Player of the Year in both 2004 and 2007 and received the Medal of the Order of Australia in 2005.
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Career HighlightNamed IHF (field hockey) World Player of the Year in 2004 and 2007, and won Olympic gold with Australia at the 2004 Athens Olympics. 1 Classification
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Did Jamie Dwyer win Commonwealth Games medals as well as Olympic ones?
Yes, three Commonwealth Games hockey golds, in 2002, 2006 and 2010.
Yes. Olympedia lists Jamie Dwyer among Olympians who also won Commonwealth Games medals, with hockey gold at Manchester in 2002, Melbourne in 2006 and Delhi in 2010. At the Olympics it records four appearances for Australia, in 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016, with gold in 2004, bronze in 2008 and 2012, and sixth place in 2016.
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Jamie Dwyer (born 12 March 1979) is an Australian field hockey player.
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In 2004 and 2007, he was named the IHF World Player of the Year.
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Jamie Dwyer (born 12 March 1979) is an Australian field hockey player.
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Jamie Dwyer (born 12 March 1979) is an Australian field hockey player.
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He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics where Australia won bronze medals.
Competed In: 2012 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics where Australia won bronze medals.
Competed In: 2004 Summer Olympics, lead paragraph, competed-in
He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics where Australia won bronze medals.
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