Bevan George

Bevan George
Personal information
Birth nameBevan Christopher George
NationalityAustralian
Born22 March 1977 (1977-03-22) (age 47)
Narrogin, Western Australia
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportField hockey
EventMen's team
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Silver medal – second place 2006 Mönchengladbach Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2005 Chennai Team
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team

Bevan Christopher George[1] OAM (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,[2] where they won a bronze medal. George retired from international competition after the Beijing Games,[3] having played 208 games for Australia.[4] In the 2005 Australia Day Honours George was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM).[5]

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,[2] played his 100th match for The Kookaburras on 23 May 2004 against Belgium during the European Tour. He was the captain of the team that won the Champions Trophy in December 2005 in Chennai, where he was named Player of the Tournament, as well as captain.[6]

He is a fullback.[7]

In 1999, he had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team.[8]

He competed in the 2007 Champions Trophy competition for Australia.[9]

After winning a medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics, he retired from the sport.[7]

In December 2011, he was named as one of fourteen players to be on the 2012 Summer Olympics Australian men's national Olympic development squad. While this squad is not in the top twenty-eight and separate from the Olympic training coach, the Australian coach Ric Charlesworth did not rule out selecting from only the training squad, with players from the Olympic development having a chance at possibly being called up to represent Australia at the Olympics. He trained with the team from 18 January to mid-March in Perth, Western Australia.[10]

International tournaments

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bevan George". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Kookaburras' captain a bush ace
  3. ^ Charlesworth to remodel Kookaburras side Archived 26 August 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Ex-Kookaburra captain Bevan George lured for one more stint
  5. ^ "GEORGE, Bevan Christopher". honours.pmc.gov.au. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  6. ^ Kookaburras take out gold Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b Jeffery, Nicole (4 January 2010). "Kookaburra laughing". The Australian. Australia. p. 18. Retrieved 14 March 2012.
  8. ^ Rucci, Michelangelo (18 February 1999). "Victory wins AIS spot". The Advertiser. Adelaide, Australia. p. 88. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  9. ^ "Ockenden to miss Trophy But Dancer recalls Wells". Hobart Mercury. Hobart, Australia. 5 October 2007. p. 48. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  10. ^ Barrow, Tim (15 December 2011). "Govers on his way to London Games - HOCKEY". Illawarra Mercury. Wollongong, Australia. p. 69. Retrieved 14 March 2012.