Adam Commens

Australian field hockey player

Adam Commens

Commens being interviewed at the 2011 Wagga's Greatest Athlete.
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Lahore Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Adam David Commens (born 6 May 1976) is an Australian field hockey coach and former player. He was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

Commens was nicknamed Billy by his teammates, and earned 143 caps (20 goals) for Australia. He was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Commens was named head coach of the Belgium national field hockey team on 4 July 2007. He was coach and a key player of the Royal Antwerp Hockey Club (RAHC). His assistant was Murray Richards.[citation needed]

Commens became coach of the Australia women's team at the start of 2011. When he took over as coach, he dropped five experienced players from the national squad: Kate Hollywood, Fiona Johnson, Alison Bruce, Shelly Liddelow and Amy Korner.[1]

Commens was stood down as coach after allegedly exposing himself to players at the 2016 Olympics. It is alleged he exposed himself and made lewd remarks to a group of Hockeyroos during celebrations after attending the hockey finals at the Olympics.[2]

Since the Rio Olympic Games, Commens has been appointed as the High Performance Director of the Belgian Hockey Federation and won Belgium's first ever World Cup in 2018.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Australian Associated Press (24 January 2011). "Kate Hollywood axed from Hockeyroos squad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Hockeyroos coach stood down after allegedly exposing himself to players at Rio 2016 Olympics". ABC News (Australia). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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Australia squad – 2002 World Cup – Runners–up
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Belgium squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – 9th place
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Australia squad – 2012 Summer Olympics – 5th place
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Australia squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – 6th place
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