| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2004 | Athens, GRE | |
| 3 | Men | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2010 | New Delhi, IND | |
| 2 | Men | 2006 | Monchengladbach, GER | |
| 2 | Men | 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, MAS | |
| Champions Trophy | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2011 | Auckland, NZL | |
| 1 | Men | 2010 | Monchengladbach, GER | |
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| Oceania Cup | ||||
| 1 | Men | 2011 | Hobart, TAS, AUS | |
| 1 | Men | 2009 | Invercargill, NZL | |
Nickname
Foetus (hockey.org.au, 24 Oct 2007)
Hobbies
Playing golf and going to the beach. (hockey.org.au, 19 Jan 2006)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Wife Leoni, son Julian
Language(s) spoken
English
Club name
Queensland Blades, Brisbane, QLD, AUS
Coach
Matthew Wells [club], Ric Charlesworth [national] (hockey.org.au, 24 Nov 2011)
Position and style
Forward (Australian Commonwealth Games Team Handbook, 2010)
Debut
2001 for Australia, against New Zealand (hockey.org.au, 19 Oct 2001)
Injuries
In April 2011 he was sidelined for three months after injuring his left knee while playing for HC Bloemendaal in the Dutch league. He underwent surgery to repair cartilage damage. (allhockey.com.au, 03 Nov 2011)
He injured his knee during the 2003 Champions Trophy which required him to undergo a reconstruction. He made his comeback into the Australian team during a four nation tournament in 2004. (hockey.org.au, 20 Apr 2004)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
He started playing at age four in Rockhampton, Australia. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)
Reason for taking up this sport
He was introduced to the sport by his hockey-playing parents. (World Hockey Magazine, 01 Sep 2004)
Most memorable sporting achievement
Scoring the winning goal for Australia in the final at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (abc.net.au, 28 Aug 2004)
Hero
Australian rugby union player John Eales. (hockey.org.au, 24 Nov 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"Don't die wondering." (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)
Awards
In 2010 he became the first man to win the World Hockey Player of the Year award four times, having previously won the award in 2004, 2007 and 2009. (hockey.org.au, 13 Nov 2010)
He was named the World Junior Player of the Year in 2002. (hockey.org.au, 13 Nov 2010)
He has been named on the FIH All Star team five times [2006-10]. (fih.ch, 24 Nov 2011)
He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in 2005, after winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (hockey.org.au, FIH, AHL, 02 Feb 2006)
General
OTHER ACTIVITIES
He set up a coaching business with Australia teammate Mark Knowles in 2007 called "1&9 Coaching". (The Australian, 10 Dec 2007)
A DREAM COME TRUE
His goal in extra time of the 2004 Olympic Games final gave Australia its first ever Olympic men's hockey gold medal. "No words can describe how I felt when that ball hit the back of the net. This is the best feeling I have ever felt in my entire life. To get that goal was unbelievable. I think we deserved the game, but that last goal was just a dream come true." (abc.net.au, 28 Apr 2004)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008, Athens 2004
