Brian Glencross
Brian Alan Glencross OAM[1] (1 May 1941 – 30 December 2022) was an Australian field hockey player and coach. As a member of the Australian National Men's Hockey Team, he won a bronze medal and a silver medal at consecutive Olympic Games – the bronze at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver four years later, when Mexico City hosted the Games. As a player, he represented Australia from 1964 to 1974, playing in 93 games. He coached the Australian women's hockey team from 1980 to 1992.[2]
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| Born | 1 May 1941 Narrogin, Western Australia | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 30 December 2022 (aged 81) | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Glencross died after a long battle with neurological disease on 30 December 2022, at the age of 81.[3][4]
Coaching results at major tournaments:
- 1981: 4th – World Cup
- 1983: 3rd – World Cup
- 1984: 4th – Los Angeles Olympic Games
- 1986: 6th – World Cup
- 1987: 2nd – Champions Trophy
- 1988: 1st – Seoul Olympic Games
- 1989: 1st – Champions Trophy
- 1990: 2nd – World Cup
- 1991: 1st – Champions Trophy
- 1992: 5th – Barcelona Olympic Games
Glencross was appointed the inaugural Australian Institute of Sport women's coach in 1984 and held the position to 1995.
Recognition edit
- 1968 – WA Sports Federation's Sportsman of the Year[5]
- 1991 – Medal of the Order of Australia
- 1991 – inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame[1][2]
- 1996 – inducted into the WA Hall of Champions.[5]
- 2000 – Australian Sports Medal
- 2001 – Centenary Medal in 2001.[6][7]
- 2008 – Hockey Australia Hall of Fame[8]
Notes edit
- ^ a b "Glencross, Brian Alan, OAM". It's an Honour. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ a b "Brian Glencross". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
- ^ Butler, Steve (30 December 2022). "Brian Glencross: WA hockey great dies at the age of 81 after battle with neurological disease". The West Australian. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Brian Glencross". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Brian Glencross". WAIS website. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- ^ "Glencross, Brian Alan". It's an Honour. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Glencross, Brian Alan: Centenary Medal". It's an Honour. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
- ^ "Hall of Fame". Hockey Australia website. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
References edit
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
External links edit
- Brian Glencross at Olympedia
- Brian Glencross at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Brian Glencross at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame