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Matthew Wells

Personal information
Born	(1978-05-02) 2 May 1978 (age 46)
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

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.

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

v t e Australia squad – 2000 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
2 Brennan 3 Commens 4 Duff 5 Elder 6 Elmer 7 Diletti 8 Dreher 10 Gaudoin 13 Stacy 14 Sproule 15 Davies 16 York (c) 17 Victory 21 Holt 23 Wells 25 Livermore Coach: Walsh

v t e Australia squad – 2002 World Cup – Runners–up
1 Dwyer 2 de Young 3 Commens 4 McCann 5 Elder 8 Dreher 9 Hiskins 10 Gaudoin (c) 12 Smith 14 Sproule 15 George 17 Victory 19 Hickman 20 Webster 21 Hopkins 23 Wells 25 Livermore 26 Butler Coach: Barry Dancer

v t e Australia squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st Title)
1 Dwyer 2 de Young 4 McCann 5 Elder 6 Hammond 7 Eglington 9 Knowles 13 Brennan 14 Schubert 15 George 19 Hickman 23 Wells 24 Brooks 25 Livermore 26 Butler 30 Mowlam Coach: Dancer

v t e Australia squad – 2008 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
1 Dwyer 2 de Young 6 Hammond 9 Knowles 11 Ockenden 12 Guest 13 Doerner 14 Schubert 15 George 17 Smith 18 Lambert 19 Matheson 23 Wells 24 Brooks 28 Brown 31 Kavanagh 32 Abbott Coach: Dancer

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