Graham Reid
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Graham Reid is a former field hockey
defender and midfielder from Australia
, who was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics
in Barcelona, Spain. Afterwards he played club hockey for the Dutch top team Amsterdam
for two seasons (1993, 1994) returning in 1995 to play the Europa cup.
Reid played 130 internationals for Australia including two Olympic Games (1988, 1992), one World Cup (1990) and nine Champions Trophys (1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, and 92). He has also won the Olympians medal (WA Best and Fairest medal) 3 times (1995, 96, and 98) whilst playing for Victoria Park Xavier.
He was also an inaugural member of the Australian Institute of Sport
(AIS) hockey unit in Perth, Western Australia
in 1984 and despite stints back in Queensland and Amsterdam has remained in Perth, where he lives with his wife and two children.
He is currently assistant coach of the Australian Mens Hockey Team (Kookaburras).
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...
defender and midfielder 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 a member 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. Afterwards he played club hockey for the Dutch top team Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...
for two seasons (1993, 1994) returning in 1995 to play the Europa cup.
Reid played 130 internationals for Australia including two Olympic Games (1988, 1992), one World Cup (1990) and nine Champions Trophys (1984, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, and 92). He has also won the Olympians medal (WA Best and Fairest medal) 3 times (1995, 96, and 98) whilst playing for Victoria Park Xavier.
He was also an inaugural member of the Australian Institute of Sport
Australian Institute of Sport
The Australian Institute of Sport is a sports training institution in Australia with world class facilities and support services. The Institute's headquarters is situated in Canberra, the capital city of Australia. The 66.0 hectare site campus is in the northern suburb of Bruce, but some of the...
(AIS) hockey unit in Perth, Western Australia
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....
in 1984 and despite stints back in Queensland and Amsterdam has remained in Perth, where he lives with his wife and two children.
He is currently assistant coach of the Australian Mens Hockey Team (Kookaburras).