Jamie Dwyer

Jamie Dwyer

Personal information
Born	(1979-03-12) 12 March 1979 (age 37) Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia
Height	172 cm (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre
Senior career
Years	Team	Apps (Gls)
1998–2010	Queensland Blades	232
2009, 2012	Bloemendaal HC	350
2012–present	Punjab Warriors	14	(4)
National team
2001–present	Australia	326	(215)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2008 Beijing Team 2012 London Team World Cup 2010 New Delhi Team 2014 The Hague Team 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team 2006 Mönchengladbach Team Champions Trophy 2005 Chennai Team 2008 Rotterdam Team 2009 Melbourne Team 2010 Mönchengladbach Team 2011 Auckland Team 2012 Melbourne Team 2003 Amstelveen Team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team Oceania Cup 2007 Buderim Team 2011 Hobart Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team 2006 Melbourne Team 2010 Delhi Team
Last updated on: 13 April 2015

Jamie Dwyer (born 12 March 1979) is an Australian field hockey player. He currently plays for YMCA Coastal City Hockey Club in the Melville Toyota League in Perth, Western Australia. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He debuted for Australia as a junior player in 1995, and for the senior side in 2001. He has played over 350 matches for Australia and scored over 220 goals. He has represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics where Australia won a bronze medals. He has also represented Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal and the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he also won gold. He has won silver medals at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup and the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup.

Jamie Dwyer was born on 12 March 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland. His nickname is Foetus. As a child, he played cricket. He is a long time Brisbane Lions fan and plays Australian rules fantasy football. His cousin is national team teammate Matthew Gohdes. He met his wife-to-be while playing professional hockey in the Netherlands; the couple now have two sons. When in Australia, he is based in Perth, Western Australia as that is where the national team is based. His present manager is former Test cricketer Stuart MacGill.

Dwyer is a midfield/striker. In 1999, he had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team.

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