OCKENDEN Edward Clive

3 Apr 1987
34
Male
HOBART, TAS
 
Australia
PERTH, WA
 
Australia

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HOC Hockey Men 2 Silver Medal

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
JPN
Japan
3
AUS
Australia
5
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
IND
India
1
AUS
Australia
7
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
ARG
Argentina
2
AUS
Australia
5
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
AUS
Australia
4
NZL
New Zealand
2
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch
AUS
Australia
1
ESP
Spain
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
AUS
Australia
2
 (3)
NED
Netherlands
2
 (0)
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
AUS
Australia
3
GER
Germany
1
Finished
Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch
AUS
Australia
1
 (2)
BEL
Belgium
1
 (3)
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
3Men2012London, GBR
3Men2008Beijing, CHN
6Men2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2014The Hague, NED
1Men2010New Delhi, IND
3Men2018Bhubaneswar, IND

FIH Pro League
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2019
2Men2020

Champions Trophy
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2018Breda, NED

World League Final
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2016/2017Bhubaneswar, IND

Oceania Cup
RankEventYearLocation
1Men2019Rockhampton, QLD, AUS
1Men2017Sydney, NSW, AUS
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Ocky, Eddie, Ed (tis.tas.gov.au, 01 May 2012; olympics.com.au, 29 Jul 2012)
:
Spending time outdoors, walking, fly-fishing, tuna fishing. (hockey.org.au, 19 Nov 2019)
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Athlete
:
Business - Curtin University, Perth, WA, AUS
:
Partner Louise, sons Oscar [2017] and Fedde [2019]
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English
:
Tassie Tigers [Australia]
:
Andrew McDonald [club]; Colin Batch [national], AUS
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His sister Lucy and mother Angela have both represented Tasmania in hockey. Lucy also played for Australia at U21 level. (hockey.org.au, 19 Nov 2019; examiner.com.au, 19 Apr 2019; odt.co.nz, 10 Aug 2013; NOC, 31 Jul 2008)
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2006 for Australia, Sultan Azlan Shah Cup in Malaysia (olympics.com.au, 29 Jul 2012)
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In early 2013 he was unable to play for four months after breaking a bone in his foot during the Hockey India League tournament. (asics.com.au, 06 Aug 2013)

He ruptured his kidney at age 14 after receiving a blow to his lower back while playing hockey. He spent six weeks in hospital in recovery. (smh.com.au, 30 Apr 2012)
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Hockey One [AUS] (hockey.org.au, 05 Mar 2020)
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He began playing hockey in primary school at age eight in Hobart, TAS, Australia. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009)
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He was introduced to hockey by his mother, who played the sport. "I played cricket, a bit of tennis, athletics, basketball. When I was young it was always cricket in summer and hockey in winter and that was still the case until about 15 or 16 when I realised I liked hockey more." (examiner.com.au, 19 Apr 2019; odt.co.nz, 10 Aug 2013)
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To win a gold medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (examiner.com.au, 19 Apr 2019)
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Australia cricketer Ricky Ponting, US basketball player Michael Jordan, Australian rules footballer Gary Ablett Jr. (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009; olympics.com.au, 29 Jul 2012)
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He was named Hockey Australia's Men's Player of the Year for 2014, 2015 and 2019. (hockey.org.au, 13 Dec 2019, 19 Nov 2019)

He received the Player of the Tournament award at the 2014 World Cup in The Hague, Netherlands. (hockey.org.au, 06 Dec 2015)

He was named 2014 Tasmanian Athlete of the Year. (hockey.org.au, 06 Dec 2015)

He was named International Hockey Federation [FIH] Rising Star of the Year for 2008. (fih.ch, 2018)
Legend
:
Silver Medal
:
Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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