Des Abbott
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| Birth name | Desmond Abbott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 January 1986 Darwin, Northern Territory |
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| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Men's team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Aquinas Reds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | NT Stingers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Retired | 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic finals | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Desmond 'Des' Abbott (born 10 January 1986 in Darwin) is an Australian field hockey midfield/striker from the Northern Territory. He is a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, having made his debut on 28 January 2007. He won gold medals at the Hockey Champions Trophy in 2008, 2009 and 2010, and a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and is trying to secure a spot on the team to represent Australia at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Abbott was born on 10 January 1986 in Darwin, Northern Territory, and is an Australian aboriginal. His first name is Desmond but he is called Des. One of his hobbies is playing Australia rules football. He works for a water corporation. His uncle is Joe Daby, one of the best ever Northern Territory field hockey players. He is recognized in the Australian Olympic Committee list of Australian Indigenous Olympians.
Abbott plays midfield and striker. When playing for the national team, he wears guernsey 32. He plays club hockey for the Aquinas Reds. He plays for the NT Stingers in the Australian Hockey League, where he wears shirt number 17. He played in a June 2010 game for the NT Stingers against the Western Australia that Western Australia won 4–1. He scored a goal in the game. In January 2005, he was a member of Australia's U21 national team and played in a five-game test series against Malaysia in Brisbane. He was one of four Darwin, Northern Territory based players on the squad. In June 2005, he was one of five Northern Territory players to represent Australia on the U21 team at the World Cup. In 2009, he played professional hockey in the Netherlands.
Abbott had his first cap for the senior side on 28 January 2007. during the Dutch Series in Canberra. In January 2008, he was a member of the senior national team that competed at the Five Nations men's hockey tournament in South Africa. He won the Hockey Champions Trophy in 2008, 2009 and 2010. He was a member of the 2009 Champions Trophy winning team, playing in the gold medal match against Germany that Australia won by a score of 5–3. He was a member of the Australian side that took home gold at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 World Cup.
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