Rob SHORT


Last Name	Short
First Name	Robert

Position	Forward
Height	185 cm
Weight	84 kg
Date of Birth	11 August 1972
Place of Birth	Maidstone, Kent, England
Hometown	Tsawwassen, British Columbia, Canada
Residence	Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Languages Spoken	English, partial Dutch

Club	Laren Hockey Club
International Caps	277

Sports Information	Two-time Pan American Games champion (1999, 2007) and 2-time silver medalist (1995, 2003)…2000 Olympian…3-time Commonwealth Games team member finishing 6th in 1998, 6th in 2002, 9th in 2006…first international cap was in 1994 in Cuba…finished 8th at the 1998 World Cup - Canada's best ever finish in a world tournament...career highlight is competing at the 2000 Olympic Games and winning gold at the 1999 and 2007 Pan American Games...member of the senior national team since 1994...coached by Louis Mendonca...current club is Laren Hockey Club in The Netherlands (previous clubs include HGC, Rotterdam, Victoria, Tsawwassen Falcons)...trains in The Netherlands and at the University of British Columbia, in Vancouver, British Columbia...suffered a tibia stress fracture in 2006 missing 5 months, and twice broke his hand...was introduced to the sport by his parents who chose field hockey over ice hockey for him...
Human Interest	Graduated in 1995 from the University of Victoria, in British Columbia, with a Bachelor of Arts in Geography…is a self-employed business owner…single…parents Anne and Ian are both retired...has 2 brothers (Mark, Peter)…Peter is also on the Canadian Men's Field Hockey team...enjoys camping, fly-fishing, golf, poker, travelling...favourites include meat and potatoes, sushi, football player David Beckham, ice hockey, the movies - most James Bond films, Jason Bourne series, Power of One; the music of Bon Jovi, Chicane, Mika...has 2 cats named "Jovi" and "Moofasssa"...
Competitions	2008 Olympic Games, CHN 2008 Tour of Europe 2008 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, MAL 2008 Tour of Germany 2008 South Africa Tour 2007 Malaysia Tour 2007 Setanta Sports Trophy, IRL 2007 Pan American Games, BRA 2007 AKPro Chile Series, CAN 2006 World Cup Qualifier, CHN 2006 Commonwealth Games, AUS 2005 Germany Tour 2005 England/Ireland Tour 2004 Pan American Cup, CAN 2004 Olympic Qualifier, ESP 2004 South Africa Tour 2003 Pan American Games, DOM 2003 New Zealand Tour 2003 3-Nations Tournament, CAN 2002 Commonwealth Games, GBR 2001 World Cup Qualifier, SCO 2000 Olympic Games, AUS 2000 Americas Cup, CUB 2000 Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, MAS 1999 Sydney International Challenge 1999 Pan American Games, CAN 1999 Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, MAS 1999 Australia Cup 1999 Akhbar El Yom Tournament, EGY 1998 World Cup, NED 1998 Commonwealth Games, MAS 1997 World Cup Qualifier, MAS 1996 World Cup Preliminary, ITA 1996 Olympic Qualifier, ESP 1995 Pan American Games, ARG 1992 Junior Pan American Games, CUB