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Andrew GRIFFITHS

Forward National Team Caps 214 Height, Weight 180 cm (5'10"), 79 kg (174 lbs) Date of Birth January 11, 1969 Birthplace Sheffield, England Residence Toronto, Ontario Club Toronto F.H.C. Athlete Stick Sponsor

Field Hockey Background

started playing hockey at age 8 in Bermuda represented England Under 16 before moving to Canada (despite been afraid of bears!) and joining the Canadian Team scored the now famous winning goal against South Africa in the 1997 World Cup Qualifying tournament: Canada came back from a 0-4 deficit to win the game 5-4 in the last seconds and Andrew somehow ended up sitting on the cross-bar!

Winning goal against South Africa Kuala Lumpur, March 1997

Major Competitions 2000 Olympic Games	1989 Intercontinental Cup, Madison, USA (2nd) 1990 World Cup, Lahore (11th) 1991 Pan American Games, Havana (2nd) 1991 Olympic Qualifier, Auckland (6th) 1993 Intercontinental Cup, Poznan (7th) 1995 Pan American Games, Mar del Plata (2nd) 1996 Olympic Qualifier, Barcelona (6th) 1996 World Cup Preliminary, Sardinia (2nd) 1997 World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur (5th) 1998 World Cup, Utrecht (8th) 1999 Pan American Games, Winnipeg (1st) 2000 Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd) 2000 Olympic Games, Sydney (10th)
Other Competitions	1999 Akhbar El Yom Tournament, Cairo (3rd) 1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (4th) 1999 Australia Cup, Canberra (1st) 1999 Sydney International Challenge (pre-Olympic test event), Sydney (3rd) 2000 Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (7th)
Personal File:	enjoys music

July 25, 2000 - Brussels Andrew Griffiths reaches 200 International Caps! He scored one goal in this game against Malaysia.

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