Edward Ockenden


Country
Birth date
Age
03/04/1987 
25
Height
Weight
Gender
180 cm / 5'11" 
73 kg / 161 lbs 
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Sport
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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
3Men2008Beijing, CHN
World Cup
1Men2010New Delhi, IND
Champions Trophy
1Men2011Auckland, NZL
1Men2010Monchengladbach, GER
1Men2009Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Oceania Cup
1Men2011Hobart, TAS, AUS
1Men2009Invercargill, NZL

Hobbies

Kicking the football, going to the beach, playing and watching sport. (hockey.org.au, 21 Nov 2007)

Occupation

Student

Education

Business - Curtin University, Perth, WA, AUS

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

Tassie Tigers, Australia

Coach

Glenn Freeman [club], Ric Charlesworth [national] (hockey.org.au, 24 Nov 2011)

Position and style

Midfield (hockey.org.au, 24 Nov 2011)

Other sports

His sister Lucy has represented Tasmania in hockey. (NOC, 31 Jul 2008)

Debut

2006 for Australia (hockey.org.au, 21 Nov 2007)

Injuries

He has suffered a broken collarbone and a broken cheekbone as well as rupturing his kidney. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He started playing at age eight at his primary school in Hobart, Australia. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)

Reason for taking up this sport
His mother was a former state hockey player. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Jan 2010)

Ambitions
To win gold at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (ausport.gov.au, 27 Jan 2010)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Being named in the Australian senior squad for the first time in 2006 and playing at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009, AIS, 21 Nov 2007)

Hero
Australian cricketer Ricky Ponting, US basketballer Michael Jordan and Australian rules footballer Gary Ablett Jnr. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009; hockey.org.au, 30 Aug 2010)

Most influential person in career
His parents. (AIS, 21 Nov 2007)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"Train hard, watch the ball." (hockey.org.au, 21 Nov 2007)

Awards
He was named on the World Hockey All Star Team in 2008 and 2009. (news.com.au, 27 Jan 2010)

He was named the 2008 World Young Player of the Year. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008


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