Jamie Dwyer

Jamie Dwyer OAM (born 12 March 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland) is a field hockey striker from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the golden medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He scored the decisive golden goal in the final against title holders The Netherlands. His playing number is number 1.

Dwyer is nicknamed "Foetus", and was named the "2002 FIH Young Player of the Year", after a year in which he scored an impressive 24 goals from 34 matches. He was badly injured at the Champions Trophy. Dwyer made his international comeback after a knee reconstruction in a four nations tournament in Sydney, 2004, and scored his 50th international goal against Korea in July.

After the Athens Olympics he went to the Netherlands, to play for Dutch top club HC Bloemendaal. He had to miss the play-offs of the season, in the spring of 2005, because he had to fly back for a training session with the Australian Men's Team. In the spring of 2006 he moved to Real Club de Polo in Spain. He also had to miss the final of the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup against Germany, after being injured in the semi-finals against South Korea, but still won the award for 'Player of the Tournament' and named as a forward in the World Cup All Star team.

Dywer also played in 2007 Premier Hockey League (PHL) in India for Maratha Warriors. He is currently playing for Dutch side HC Bloemendaal, alongside Dutch legend Teun de Nooijer.

Jamie is sponsored by Adidas, who provides all his hockey gear. He uses his own signature model composite stick, the JD1, whose name is made up of his initials and playing number.

Dwyer married Leoni Doornbos on the 2nd of February, 2008.

External links

* [http://www.jamiedwyer.com Jamie Dwyer Online]