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Canadian field hockey Olympic facts and stats

Year	Location	Number of Medals				Field Hockey
		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Men	Women
2000	Sydney, Australia	3	3	8	14	10th (roster)	did not qualify
1996	Atlanta, USA	3	11	8	22	did not qualify	did not qualify
1992	Barcelona, Spain	7	4	7	18	dnq	7th (roster)
1988	Seoul, Korea	3	2	5	10	11nd (roster)	6th (roster)
1984	Los Angeles, USA	10	18	16	44	10th (roster)	5th (roster)
1980	Moscou, USSR	n/a**	n/a**	n/a**	n/a**	n/a**	n/a**
1976	Montreal, Canada	-	5	6	11	10th (roster)	n/a*
1972	Munich, Germany	-	2	3	5	dnq	n/a*
1968	Mexico City, Mexico	1	3	1	5	dnq	n/a*
1964	Tokyo, Japan	1	2	1	4	14th (roster)	n/a*
1960	Rome, Italy	-	1	-	1	dnq	n/a*
1956	Melbourne, Australia	2	1	3	6	dnq	n/a*
1952	Helsinki, Finland	1	2	-	3	dnq	n/a*
1948	London, England	-	1	2	3	dnq	n/a*
1936	Berlin, Germany	1	3	5	9	dnq	n/a*
1932	Los Angeles, USA	2	5	8	15	dnq	n/a*
1928	Amsterdam, Holland	4	4	7	15	dnq	n/a*
1924	Paris, France	-	3	1	4	dnq	n/a*
1920	Antwerp, Belgium	2	3	3	8	dnq	n/a*
1912	Stockholm, Sweden	3	2	2	7	dnq	n/a*
1908	London, England	3	3	9	15	dnq	n/a*
1904	St. Louis, USA	4	1	1	6	n/a*	n/a*
1900	Paris, France	1	-	1	2	n/a*	n/a*
1896	Athens, Greece	n/a***	n/a***	n/a***	n/a***	n/a*	n/a*

n/a*:field hockey was introduced in the Olympic Games
in 1908 (London) for the Men and in 1980 (Moscow) for the Women.

n/a**: Canada did not participate in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow.

n/a***: Canada did not participate in the 1896 Olympic Games in Athens.

Canadian Field Hockey Olympic Facts and Stats    Only two Canadians played in Olympic Games: Paul "Bubli" Chohan (1976 in Montreal, 1984 in Los Angeles and 1998 in Seoul); Bubli also played in 2 World Cups and in 6 Pan American Games. He is still the most capped player in Canada with 286 international games. Sharon Creelman (1984 in Los Angeles, 1998 in Seoul and 1992 in Barcelona). Sharon also played in 4 World Cups (winning a Silver Medal in 1983 and a Bronze Medal in 1986) and in 2 Pan American Games for a toal of 139 caps. Marina van der Merwe and Kathy Broderick coached the Canadian Women's Team in its 3 Olympic appearances (1984, 1988 and 1992). Dr. Jack Taunton is also a triple Olympian: he was the physician of the Canadian Field Hockey Teams in 1984, 1988 and 1992. Jack will go one step higher for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney: he will be the Chief Medical Officer for the whole Canadian Delegation! 9 men played in Olympic Games: David Bissett (1976 and 1984) Patrick Burrows (1984 and 1988) Pasquale Caruso (1984 and 1988) Ken Goodwin (1984 and 1988) Reg Plummer (1976 and 1984) Trevor Porritt (1984 and 1988) Ross Rutledge (1984 and 1988) Nicki Sandhu (1984 and 1988) Lee Wright (1964 and 1976)            7 women played in Olympic Games: Sharon Bayes (1984 and 1988) Laura Branchaud (1984 and 1988) Nancy Charlton (1984 and 1988) Michelle Conn (1988 and 1992) Deb Covey (1988 and 1992) Sheila Forshaw (1984 and 1988) Sandra Levy (1988 and 1992) The most impressive is probably Lee Wright who competed in Olympic Games twelve years apart, on grass in Tokyo and on turf in Montreal. Three athletes of the 1988 Team have been selected for the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney and join this exclusive group of multiple Olympians: Ian Bird, Chris Gifford and Peter Milkovich. Sydney will also be: a second Olympic experience for coach Shiaz Virjee: he was the Manager of the 1984 Men's Team in Los Angeles; a third Olympic appearance for Assistant Coach / Team Leader Pat Burrows: he played in 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1988 in Seoul; a forth Olympic appearance for Assistant Coach / Video Technician Paul Bubli Chohan: he played in 1976 in Montreal, in 1984 in Los Angeles and in 1988 in Seoul!

Olympic Games 2000 - Sydney      Canada Men : 10th

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Athletes:Ian Bird, Alan Brahmst, Sean Campbell, Robin D'Abreo, Chris Gifford, Andrew Griffiths, Ronnie Jagday, Ravi Kahlon, Hari Kant (gk), Bindi Kullar, Mike Mahood (gk), Peter Milkovich Scott Mosher, Ken Pereira, Rob Short, Paul Wettlaufer. Staff: Shiaz Virjee (Head Coach), Patrick Burrows (Assistant Coach and Team Leader), Paul "Bubli" Chohan (Video Technician), Dr. Saul Miller (Sport Psychologist), Dr. Navin Prasad (Physician), Bob Dunlop (Physiotherapist) Toon Siepman (Technical Assistant).

Olympic Games 1992 - Barcelona      Canada Women : 7th

Olympic Games 1988 - Seoul      Canada Men : 11th

Athletes: Rick Albert, Ian Bird, Pat Burrows, Pasquale Caruso, Paul "Bubli" Chohan, Ajay Dube (gk), Chris Gifford, Ken Goodwin (gk), Wayne Grimmer, Doug Harris, Peter Milkovich, Michael Muller, Trevor Porritt, Ranjeet Rai, Ross Rutledge (Captain), Niki Sandhu. Staff: Trevor Clarke (Coach), Dennis Crooks (Manager), Laurie Urban (Physiotherapist).

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Olympic Games 1988 - Seoul      Canada Women : 6th

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Athletes: Wendy Baker (gk), Sara Ballantyne, Sharon Bayes (gk), Laura Branchaud, Nancy Charlton, Michelle Conn, Penny Cooper, Deb Covey, Sharon Creelman, Liz Czenczek, Sheila Forshaw, Kathryn Johnson, Sandra Levy, Lisa Lyn, Shona Schleppe, Melanie Slade. Staff: Kathy Broderick (Assistant Coach), Mary Cicinelli (Manager), Marina van der Merwe(Coach)

Olympic Games 1984 - Los Angeles      Canada Men : 10th

Athletes: Julian Austin, David Bissett, Pat Burrows, Pasquale Caruso, Paul "Bubli" Chohan, Ernie Cholakis, Aaron Fernandes, Ken Goodwin (gk), Kipling Hladky, Bruce MacPherson, Reg Plummer, Trevor Porritt, Harbhajan Rai, Ross Rutledge, Niki Sandhu, Rob Smith. Staff: Shiv Jagday (Coach), Dr. Saul Miller (Sport Psychologist), Clyde Smith (Physiotherapist), Dr Jack Taunton (Physician), Shiaz Virjee (Manager).

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Olympic Games 1984 - Los Angeles      Canada Women : 5th

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Athletes: Shelley Andrews, Lisa Bauer, Sharon Bayes (gk), Lynne Beecroft, Laura Branchaud, Nancy Charlton, Sharon Creelman, Phyllis Ellis, Sheila Forshaw, Karen Hewlett, Laurie Lambert, Zoe MacKinnon (gk), Jean Major, Darlene Stoyka, Diane Virjee, Terry Wheatley. Staff: Kathy Broderick (Assistant Coach), Suzzanne Nicholson (Manager), Marina van der Merwe(Coach)

Olympic Games 1976 - Montreal      Canada Men : 10th

Athletes: David Bissett, Lance Carey, Paul "Bubli" Chohan, Sarbjit Dusang, Kuldip Gosal, Alan Hobkirk, Fred Hoos, Peter Lown, James MacDougall, Peter Motzek, Mike Mouat, Reg Plummer, Doug Pready, Antonie Schouten, Kelvin Wood, Lee Wright. Staff:Errol Hartley (Coach), Victor Warren (Manager).

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Olympic Games 1964 - Tokyo      Canada Men : 14th

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ATHLETES: Ron Aldridge (Brampton, Ontario, half), Derrick Anderson (Toronto, back), Tony Boyd (Vancouver, forward / half), Peter C. Buckland (Vancouver, forward), Richard Chopping, Captain (Toronto, half), Gerd Heidinger (Paris, Ontario, forward), Ian Johnston (North Vancouver, back), Harry Preston (North Surrey, BC, goalkeeper), Allan Raphael (Toronto, half), Gerard Ronan (Toronto, forward), Patrick Ruttle (North Vancouver, half), Peter Vander Pyl (Edmonton, forward / half), Victor Warren (Vancouver, forward), Lee Wright (Vancouver, forward), Andrew Yeoman (Calgary, half), John Young (Vancouver, back). STAFF: Michael Wheaton (West Vancouver, Coach / Manager)

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