Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads explained

Twelve national teams competed in the men's Olympic field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament.

Pool A

Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]

Head Coach: Ric Charlesworth

  2. Jamie Dwyer (Vice-captain)
  4. Liam de Young (Vice-captain)
  6. Simon Orchard
  8. Glenn Turner
  10. Chris Ciriello
  12. Matthew Butturini
  14. Mark Knowles (C)
  16. Russell Ford *
  18. Eddie Ockenden
  20. Joel Carroll
  22. Matthew Gohdes
  24. Tim Deavin
  26. Matthew Swann
  28. Nathan Burgers (GK)
  30. Kieran Govers
  32. Fergus Kavanagh

Reserves:

Great Britain

The following is the Great Britain roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2]

Head Coach: Jason Lee

  2. Glenn Kirkham
  4. Ashley Jackson
  6. Harry Martin
  8. Matthew Daly
  10. Jonty Clarke
  12. Robert Moore
  14. Ben Hawes
  16. Alastair Wilson
  18. Barry Middleton (C)
  20. James Tindall
  22. Iain Mackay
  24. Iain Lewers
  26. James Fair (GK)
  28. Nicholas Catlin
  30. Daniel Fox
  32. Richard Smith

Reserves:

Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3]

Head Coach: Dani Martín

  2. Francisco Cortés (GK)
  4. Santi Freixa (C)
  6. Sergi Enrique
  8. Miguel Delas
  10. Alex Fàbregas
  12. Pol Amat
  14. Eduard Tubau
  16. Roc Oliva
  18. Ramón Alegre
  20. Jose Ballbe
  22. Juan Fernández
  24. Xavi Lleonart
  26. Andrés Mir
  28. Marc Salles (R)
  30. Xavier Trenchs (GK) (R)
  32. Manel Terraza
  34. David Alegre
  36. Pau Quemada

Pakistan

The following is the Pakistan roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head Coach: Akhtar Rasool

  2. I. Shah (GK)
  4. Muhammad Irfan
  6. Muhammad Rizwan Sr.
  8. Muhammad Rizwan Jr.
  10. Fareed Ahmed
  12. Rashid Mehmood
  14. Muhammad Waqas
  16. Muhammad Umar Bhutta
  18. Abdul Haseem Khan
  20. Shakeel Abbasi
  22. Sohail Abbas (C)
  24. Muhammad Tousiq
  26. Shafqat Rasool
  28. Rehan Butt
  30. Waseem Ahmed
  32. Muhammad Imran

Reserves:

Argentina

The following is the Argentina roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head Coach: Pablo Lombi

  2. Juan Manuel Vivaldi (GK)
  4. Ignacio Bergner
  6. Matías Vila (C)
  8. Pedro Ibarra
  10. Facundo Callioni
  12. Lucas Rey
  14. Rodrigo Vila
  16. Matias Enrique Paredes
  18. Lucas Cammareri
  20. Lucas Vila
  22. Juan Martín Lopez
  24. Santiago Montelli
  26. Manuel Brunet
  28. Agustin Mazzilli
  30. Lucas Rossi
  32. Gonzalo Peillat

Reserves:

  2. Juan Espinosa (GK)
  4. Matías González

South Africa

The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head Coach: Gregg Clark

  2. Jonathan Robinson
  4. Wade Paton
  6. Andrew Cronje
  8. Lloyd Madsen
  10. Austin Smith (C)
  12. Timothy Drummond
  14. Marvin Harper
  16. Julian Hykes
  18. Lloyd Norris-Jones
  20. Lance Louw
  22. Rhett Halkett
  24. Thornton McDade
  26. Erasmus Pieterse (GK)
  28. Justin Reid-Ross
  30. Ian Haley
  32. Taine Paton
  34. Clinton Panther

Reserves:

  • Jacques Le Roux (GK)

Pool B

Germany

The following is the Germany roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head Coach: Markus Weise

  2. Maximilian Müller (C)
  4. Martin Häner
  6. Oskar Deecke
  8. Christopher Wesley
  10. Moritz Fürste
  12. Tobias Hauke
  14. Jan-Philipp Rabente
  16. Benjamin Weß
  18. Timo Weß
  20. Oliver Korn
  22. Christopher Zeller
  24. Max Weinhold (GK)
  26. Matthias Witthaus
  28. Florian Fuchs
  30. Philipp Zeller
  32. Thilo Stralkowski

Reserves:

Netherlands

The following is the Netherlands roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head Coach: Paul van Ass

  2. Jaap Stockmann (GK)
  4. Tim Jenniskens
  6. Klaas Vermeulen
  8. Marcel Balkestein
  10. Wouter Jolie
  12. Billy Bakker
  14. Roderick Weusthof
  16. Robbert Kemperman
  18. Sander Baart
  20. Teun de Nooijer
  22. Floris Evers (C)
  24. Bob de Voogd
  26. Sander de Wijn
  28. Rogier Hofman
  30. Robert van der Horst
  32. Valentin Verga
  34. Mink van der Weerden

Reserves:

South Korea

The following is the South Korea roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

  2. Lee Myung-ho
  4. Jang Jong-hyun
  6. Oh Dae-keun
  8. Lee Nam-yong
  10. Seo Jong-ho
  12. Lee Seung-il
  14. Yoon Sung-hoon
  16. You Hyo-sik
  18. Yeo Woon-kon
  20. Kang Moon-kweon
  22. Hyun Hye-sung
  24. Cha Jong-bok
  26. Hong Eun-seong
  28. Kim Young-jin
  30. Kang Moon-kyu
  32. Nam Hyun-woo

Reserves:

  • Cho Suk-hoon
  • Kim Jae-hyeon

New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head Coach: Shane McLeod

  2. Nicholas Haig
  4. Andy Hayward
  6. Simon Child
  8. Blair Hopping
  10. Dean Couzins (C)
  12. Blair Hilton
  14. Ryan Archibald
  16. Bradley Shaw
  18. Kyle Pontifex (GK)
  20. Phil Burrows
  22. Shea McAleese
  24. Stephen Jenness
  26. Richard Petherick
  28. Hugo Inglis
  30. Steve Edwards
  32. Nick Wilson

Reserves:

  • Hamish McGregor (GK)
  • Arun Panchia

India

The following was the Indian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head Coach: Michael Nobbs

  2. Ignace Tirkey
  4. Sandeep Singh
  6. Bharat Chettri (C, GK)
  8. Manpreet Singh
  10. Sardara Singh (VC)
  12. Dharamvir Singh
  14. V. R. Raghunath
  16. Gurbaj Singh
  18. Tushar Khandker
  20. S. K. Uthappa
  22. P. R. Shreejesh (GK)
  24. Danish Mujtaba
  26. Shivendra Singh
  28. Gurwinder Singh Chandi
  30. Sowmarpet Sunil
  32. Birendra Lakra

Reserves:

Belgium

The following is the Belgium roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2012 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head Coach: Colin Batch

  2. Xavier Reckinger
  4. Jerome Dekeyser
  6. John-John Dohmen
  8. Florent van Aubel
  10. Maxime Luycx
  12. Cedric Charlier
  14. Benjamin Van Hove
  16. Gauthier Boccard
  18. Jeffrey Thys
  20. Thomas Briels
  22. Felix Denayer
  24. Vincent Vanasch (GK)
  26. Simon Gougnard
  28. Alexandre De Saedeleer
  30. Tom Boon
  32. Jerome Truyens (C)

Reserves:

Notes and References

  1. News: Kookaburras Olympic Team Announced. 2012-07-13. FIH. 2012-06-18.
  2. News: Great Britain names men's Olympic team. 2012-07-13. FIH. 2012-06-27.
  3. News: Spain publish list for London. 2012-07-13. FIH. 2012-06-25.
  4. News: In the Spotlight.... Pakistan Men. 2012-07-13. FIH. 2012-07-05.
  5. News: Argentina men's squad named for London. 4 July 2012. FIH. 8 June 2012.
  6. News: South Africa's Olympic teams finalized. 4 July 2012. FIH. 6 June 2012.
  7. News: Germany announce men's Olympic squad. 4 July 2012 . FIH. 25 June 2012.
  8. News: Dutch Olympic team finalized with a few surprises. 4 July 2012. FIH. 2 July 2012.
  9. News: In the Spotlight.... Korea Men. 2012-07-13. FIH. 2012-06-27.
  10. News: New Zealand names experienced men's team for London. 2012-07-04. FIH. 2012-06-12.
  11. News: Hockey India announce Olympic team. 2012-07-05. FIH. 2012-06-12.
  12. News: Belgium's Olympic squads announced. 11 July 2012. FIH. 11 July 2012.

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