Matthew Swann


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Birth date
Age
16/05/1989 
23
Height
Weight
Gender
170 cm / 5'7" 
62 kg / 137 lbs 
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RankEventYearLocation
World Cup
1Men2010New Delhi, IND
Champions Trophy
1Men2011Auckland, NZL
1Men2010Monchengladbach, GER
1Men2009Melbourne, VIC, AUS
Oceania Cup
1Men2011Hobart, TAS, AUS

Nickname

Swanny, Diggity, Dog, Hotdog (hockey.org.au, 25 Nov 2011)

Hobbies

Golf and going to the beach. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)

Occupation

Student

Education

Commerce - Curtin University, Perth, WA, AUS

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

Melville Hockey Club/QLD Blades, Australia

Coach

Matthew Wells [club], Ric Charlesworth [national] (AUS) (hockey.org.au, 25 Nov 2011)

Position and style

Midfield (hockey.org.au, 25 Nov 2011)

Handedness

Right (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)

Debut

2009 for Australia, against Malaysia (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)

Injuries

He suffered ankle ligament damage in Australia's 5-2 defeat of India at the 2010 World Cup. The injury prevented him from playing in the final. (dailymercury.com.au, 17 Mar 2010)

He suffered a hamstring strain prior to the 2010 World Cup and was only selected to the team after passing a fitness test. (dailymercury.com.au, 17 Mar 2010)

He injured his groin in May 2009. (Daily Mercury, 02 Dec 2009)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He started playing hockey at age six in Mackay, Australia. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)

Reason for taking up this sport
His sisters played hockey and took him with them to training. "One day I picked up one of their sticks and started playing. They still play hockey at club-level." (coremag.com.au, 02 Mar 2012)

Ambitions
To compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. (QAS, 16 Mar 2010)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, India. (qasport.qld.gov.au, 25 Oct 2011)

Hero
Hockey player Dean Butler. (coremag.com.au, 02 Mar 2012)

Most influential person in career
His parents, and former Australian hockey player Dean Butler. (QAS, 16 Mar 2010)

Superstitions / Rituals
"Before a game, I try to have a bit of a snooze and then get geared up with the team while playing some loud music. When I was younger I used to always listen to ‘The World's Greatest' by R.Kelly." (coremag.com.au, 02 Mar 2012)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"If you don't do it 100 per cent then its not worth doing." (qasport.qld.gov.au, 25 Oct 2011)

Awards
He was named the World Young Player of the Year in 2011 (hockey.org.au, 10 Dec 2011).

He was named Hockey Queensland Rookie of the Year in 2007. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)


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