Australia men's national field hockey team

Australia's first men's team competed in an international match in 1922. The first major competition won by the national team was the 1983 World Championships held in Karachi. ==Participations==

Australia's first men's team competed at the Olympics in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics. or the 1988 Summer Olympics. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, Australia earned a silver medal, losing gold to Germany. At the 1996 Summer Olympics, Australia finished third, earning a bronze medal. The team won their first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Barry Dancer coached the side. Should Australia win the gold medal at the 2012 London Olympics they will become the first national team in field hockey history to hold all four international titles available to them simultaneously. They would hold titles in the 2012 Olympics, 2010 World Cup, 2011 Champions Trophy and their continental championship (2011 Oceania Cup) at the same time. Along with those four titles Australia also holds the Commonwealth Games title from the 2010 championships. File:2008 Olympic field hockey team Australia.JPG|Australia at the 2008 Olympics File:2012 Olympic field hockey team Australia.JPG|Australia at the 2012 Olympics ==Tournament records==

Current squad The following 28 players were named in the Kookaburras 2026 squad. '''' Head coach: Mark Hager Recent call-ups The following players have received call-ups to the national team in the last twelve months. Notable players • Ric Charlesworth • Jamie Dwyer ==Results and fixtures==

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled. 2025 2026 ==Family==

Barry Dancer/Brent Dancer and Ric Charlesworth/Jonathan Charlesworth are two pairs of father as coach and son as player while both were affiliated with the national team in those positions. ==Recognition==

• 1981: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year • 1987: Australian Sport Awards Team of the Year ==References==