Roger Smith (field hockey)

Roger David Smith (born 26 May 1960) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for his native country.[1] He was a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, best known as the Kookaburras.

Personal

Roger lives in South Australia. He has been involved with the business Hockeyworld along with older brothers Trevor Smith (field hockey) and Terry Smith who also played hockey for Australia.[2]

Field hockey

International hockey

He made his Olympic Games debut in 1988 in Seoul where the Kookaburras finished fourth.[3][4]

He played in the same team as Ric Charlesworth and Graham Reid (sportsman) who would go on to coach the national teams themselves.

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References
  1. "Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "About Us". Hockeyworld. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. "History – Olympians". Hockey SA. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  4. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Smith". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
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