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Bevan George

b. 1977

Field hockey player

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Born 1977. Bevan George is an Australian field hockey player.

Bevan Christopher George (born 22 March 1977 in Narrogin, Western Australia) is a field hockey defender from Australia.

Field hockey

National team George won a gold medal with the Australia national field hockey team (The Kookaburras) at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and captained The Kookaburras at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where they won a bronze medal. George retired from international competition after the Beijing Games, having played 208 games for Australia. In the 2005 Australia Day Honours George was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).

He was also part of the Australian Junior Team that won the golden medal at the Junior World Cup in Milton Keynes, 1997. George, nicknamed Jethro,

He is a fullback.

In 1999, he had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team.

He competed in the 2007 Champions Trophy competition for Australia.

After winning a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he retired from the sport.

International tournaments 2000 - Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (5th place) 2001 - Champions Trophy, Rotterdam (2nd place) 2002 - World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place) 2002 - Commonwealth Games, Manchester (1st place) 2002 - Champions Trophy, Cologne (5th place) 2003 - Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place) 2004 - Olympic Games, Athens (1st place) 2005 - Champions Trophy, Chennai (1st place) 2006 - Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (1st place) 2006 - Champions Trophy, Terrassa (4th place) 2006 - World Cup, Mönchengladbach (2nd place) 2007 - Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place) 2008 - Olympic Games, Beijing (3rd place)

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Medal of the Order of Australia
Also known as
Bevan Christopher George

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Bevan George?

field hockey player

When was Bevan George born?

Bevan George was born on 22 March 1977 in Narrogin.

What is Bevan George's occupation?

Bevan George is a field hockey player.

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Bevan George is Australian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Bevan George

· Wikidata: Q4899349

· DBpedia: Bevan George

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