Matthew Wells (field hockey)

Matthew Wells OAM (born 2 May 1978 in Hobart, Tasmania) is a field hockey defender from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens by beating title holders The Netherlands in the final. Four years earlier, when Sydney hosted the Summer Games, he finished in third spot with The Kookaburras, as the Men's National Team is called. He had to miss the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup due to injury.

Matthew Wells

Personal information
Born	(1978-05-02) 2 May 1978 (age 47)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2004 Athens Team 2000 Sydney Team 2008 Beijing Team World Cup 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team Champions Trophy 1999 Brisbane Team 2005 Chennai Team 2008 Rotterdam Team 2001 Rotterdam Team 2003 Amstelveen Team 2007 Kuala Lumpur Team 1998 Lahore Team Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team 2006 Melbourne Team

External links

• Matthew Wells at Olympedia
• Matthew Wells at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
• Matthew Wells at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
• Profile on Hockey Australia