Travis Brooks
Australian field hockey player
 Travis Brooks | ||
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Representing  Australia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2004 Athens | Team |
 | 2008 Beijing | Team |
| World Cup | ||
 | 2006 Mönchengladbach | Team |
| Champions Trophy | ||
| 2005 Chennai | Team |
| 2008 Rotterdam | Team |
| 2007 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| 2006 Melbourne | Team |
Travis Neil Brooks OAM (born 16 July 1980 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a field hockey forward from Australia, who won the gold medal with the Men's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens. He made his international debut in Canberra, on 15 February 2003, during the second Test of the series against the Netherlands, and played a starring role in The Kookaburras Sultan Azlan Shah Cup win in January 2004 with two goals in the final. Brooks played in the Australian team at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, winning a bronze medal.
Travis Brooks retired from International Hockey in November 2008 with 143 International Caps [1], after competing in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He now lives in Melbourne and is actively part of the Waverley Hockey Club, his original local club.
On 26 January 2005, Brooks was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for "service to sport as a Gold Medallist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games."[1]
International tournaments
- 2004 – Olympic Games, Athens (1st place)
- 2005 – Champions Trophy, Chennai (1st place)
- 2006 – Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (1st place)
- 2007 – Champions Trophy, Kuala Lumpur (2nd place)
- 2008 – Olympic Games, Beijing (3rd place)
Trivia
On 14 January 2009 Travis was the subject of the first episode of the second series of popular Australian television documentary series Who Do You Think You Are?. The episode was notable for the confirmation that Travis is indeed the Great-nephew (maternal side) of American country & western legend Garth Brooks.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Travis Brooks OAM". Australian Honours Database. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
External links
- Travis Brooks at Olympedia
- Travis Brooks at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Travis Brooks at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Travis Brooks at the Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games (archived)
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