# Jamie Dwyer

Jamie Dwyer OAM (born 12 March 1979) is an Australian field hockey player. He currently plays for YMCC Coastal City Hockey Club in the Melville Toyota League in Perth, Western Australia. He previously played for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He debuted for Australia as a junior player in 1995, and for the senior side in 2001. He played over 365 matches for Australia and scored over 244 goals. He represented Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics where he won a gold medal and the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics where Australia won bronze medals. He has also represented Australia at the 2006 Commonwealth Games where he won a gold medal and the 2010 Commonwealth Games where he also won gold. He has won silver medals at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup and the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup. He won a gold medal at the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup and the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play the game.

## Personal

Jamie Dwyer was born on 12 March 1979 in Rockhampton, Queensland. His nickname is Foetus. As a child, he played cricket. He is a long time Brisbane Lions fan. His cousin was a national team teammate when Dwyer played for them. Matthew Gohdes. He met his wife-to-be while playing professional hockey in the Netherlands; the couple now have two sons and a daughter.

## Field hockey

Jamie Dwyer is a midfielder/striker. In 1999, he had a scholarship with and played for the Australian Institute of Sport team.

### Club hockey

Dwyer has played club hockey in Australia. In 1998, he played for the Easts club in the Brisbane-based competition. He currently plays in the top men's side at YMCC Coastal City Hockey Club in the Melville Toyota League. Since making his debut for the club in 2011, Jamie has played in 4 premierships.

### Professional hockey

Dwyer also played professional hockey in Europe. In 2004, 2005 and 2006, he played professional hockey in the Netherlands, where the hockey season lasts seven months. In 2009, he played professional hockey in the Netherlands for Bloemendaal H.C. In 2008, he played for Laren in the Netherlands. In 2011, he played club hockey for Mannheim in Germany. In 2012, he played for the Bloemendaal H.C. in the Netherlands. Dwyer later played in India for the Punjab Warriors.

### State team

Dwyer played for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League, and wore shirt number 1.

### National team

In 1995, Dwyer made his junior national team debut on the U18 and U21 sides. He played for the junior national team in 1996, 1997 and 1998.
Since making his senior side national team debut in 2001, Dwyer played over 300 matches for Australia and scored over 200 goals. In 2001, he won a silver medal in the Champions Trophy competition. In 2002, he won a silver medal at the World Cup. That year, he also won a gold medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games. His team finished fifth at the 2002 Champions Trophy tournament. In 2003, his team finished second in the Champions Trophy competition. He injured himself in the tournament when he tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Going into the Athens Olympics, he was recovering from a knee injury. He scored an extra time goal in the final of the 2004 Olympics, which resulted in Australia winning the gold medal. In 2005, he earned a gold medal at the Champions Trophy competition. In 2006, he won a silver medal at the World Cup. His team finished fourth at the 2006 Champions Trophy tournament. He also won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games. By March 2006, he had 122 caps and 79 goals for Australia. In 2007, his team finished second in the Champions Trophy. In December 2007, he was a member of the Kookaburras squad that competed in the Dutch series in Canberra. In 2008, his team finished first in the Champions Trophy competition. He won a bronze medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics. He was carried off the pitch with a hip injury in the middle of the game against Canada that Australia won 6–1. New national team coach Ric Charlesworth named him, a returning member, alongside fourteen total new players who had fewer than 10 national team caps to the squad before in April 2009 in a bid to ready the team for the 2010 Commonwealth Games. In 2009, he participated in two test matche against Spain in Perth in the lead up to the Champions Trophy. In 2009, he won a gold medal at the Men's Hockey Champions Trophy competition. He was a member of the national team in 2010. That year, he was a member of the team that finished first at the Hockey Champions Trophy. In 2010, he also represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games, and played in the game against Pakistan during the group stage. In the gold medal match against India that Australia won 8–0, he captained the side and scored a goal. He also won a gold medal at the World Cup and the Champions Trophy in 2010.
In December 2011, he was named as one of twenty-eight players to be on the 2012 Summer Olympics Australian men's national training squad. This squad will be narrowed in June 2012. He trained with the team from 18 January to mid-March in Perth, Western Australia. In February during the training camp, he played in a four nations test series with the teams being the Kookaburras, Australia A squad, the Netherlands and Argentina. He played for the Kookoaburras against Argentina in the second game of the series where his team won 3–1. He had a short break from training following the test series.

### Coaching

Dwyer has coached field hockey. In 2011, he coached a junior boys team at the YMCC Coastal City Hockey Club. In February 2011, he ran two clinics for young hockey players at the Joondalup Lakers Hockey Club. In 2019, Jamie coached a junior 5/6 boys YMCC Coastal City Hockey Club team.

## International goals

| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 10 May 2001 | Melbourne, Australia | New Zealand | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2001 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 2. | 12 May 2001 | Melbourne, Australia | New Zealand | 1–0 | 1–1 | 2001 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 3. | 27 February 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Poland | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 3. | 1 March 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Cuba | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 4. | 7 March 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Netherlands | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 5. | 7 March 2002 | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Netherlands | 4–0 | 4–1 | 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 3. | 28 July 2002 | Manchester, England | South Africa | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| 4. | 30 July 2002 | Manchester, England | Barbados | 6–0 | 20–1 | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| 5. | 30 July 2002 | Manchester, England | Barbados | 8–0 | 20–1 | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| 6. | 30 July 2002 | Manchester, England | Barbados | 19–1 | 20–1 | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| 7. | 4 August 2002 | Manchester, England | New Zealand | 2–0 | 5–2 | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| 8. | 4 August 2002 | Manchester, England | New Zealand | 4–0 | 5–2 | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| 9. | 4 August 2002 | Manchester, England | New Zealand | 5–1 | 5–2 | 2002 Commonwealth Games |
| 10. | 15 August 2004 | Athens, Greece | New Zealand | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 11. | 15 August 2004 | Athens, Greece | New Zealand | 3–0 | 4–1 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 12. | 15 August 2004 | Athens, Greece | New Zealand | 4–1 | 4–1 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 13. | 17 August 2004 | Athens, Greece | Argentina | 1–2 | 2–2 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 14. | 17 August 2004 | Athens, Greece | Argentina | 2–2 | 2–2 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 15. | 19 August 2004 | Athens, Greece | India | 2–1 | 4–3 | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 16. | 27 August 2004 | Athens, Greece | Netherlands | 2–1 | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | 2004 Summer Olympics |
| 17. | 17 November 2005 | Suva, Fiji | Fiji | 14–0 | 26–0 | 2005 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 18. | 17 November 2005 | Suva, Fiji | Fiji | 19–0 | 26–0 | 2005 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 19. | 17 November 2005 | Suva, Fiji | Fiji | 23–0 | 26–0 | 2005 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 20. | 17 November 2005 | Suva, Fiji | Fiji | 24–0 | 26–0 | 2005 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 21. | 17 November 2005 | Suva, Fiji | Fiji | 25–0 | 26–0 | 2005 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 22. | 17 November 2005 | Suva, Fiji | Fiji | 26–0 | 26–0 | 2005 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 23. | 22 March 2006 | Birmingham, England | New Zealand | 1–1 | 5–2 | 2006 Commonwealth Games |
| 24. | 24 March 2006 | Birmingham, England | Malaysia | 2–0 | 6–0 | 2006 Commonwealth Games |
| 25. | 26 March 2006 | Birmingham, England | Pakistan | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2006 Commonwealth Games |
| 26. | 12 September 2006 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | New Zealand | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 27. | 12 September 2006 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | New Zealand | 6–1 | 7–1 | 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 28. | 13 September 2006 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | Pakistan | 2–0 | 3–0 | 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 29. | 15 September 2006 | Mönchengladbach, Germany | South Korea | 3–2 | 4––2 | 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup |
| 30. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 5–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 31. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 7–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 32. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 12–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 33. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 13–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 34. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 14–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 35. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 24–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 36. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 27–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 37. | 11 September 2007 | Buderim, Australia | Papua New Guinea | 29–0 | 35–0 | 2007 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 38. | 13 August 2008 | Beijing, China | South Africa | 1–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 39. | 13 August 2008 | Beijing, China | South Africa | 7–0 | 10–0 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 40. | 15 August 2008 | Beijing, China | Pakistan | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 41. | 19 August 2008 | Beijing, China | Great Britain | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2008 Summer Olympics |
| 42. | 25 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | Samoa | 1–0 | 26–0 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 43. | 25 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | Samoa | 10–0 | 26–0 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 44. | 25 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | Samoa | 12–0 | 26–0 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 45. | 25 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | Samoa | 13–0 | 26–0 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 46. | 25 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | Samoa | 14–0 | 26–0 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 47. | 26 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | New Zealand | 2–2 | 5–2 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 48. | 26 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | New Zealand | 5–2 | 5–2 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 49. | 29 August 2009 | Invercargill, New Zealand | New Zealand | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2009 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 46. | 14 October 2010 | New Delhi, India | India | 7–0 | 8–0 | 2010 Commonwealth Games |
| 47. | 25 October 2011 | Hobart, Australia | New Zealand | 2–1 | 3–3 | 2011 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 48. | 30 July 2012 | London, United Kingdom | South Africa | 1–0 | 6–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 49. | 30 July 2012 | London, United Kingdom | South Africa | 4–0 | 6–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 50. | 30 July 2012 | London, United Kingdom | South Africa | 5–0 | 6–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 51. | 3 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Argentina | 2–0 | 2–2 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 52. | 7 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Pakistan | 6–0 | 7–0 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 53. | 11 August 2012 | London, United Kingdom | Great Britain | 2–1 | 3–1 | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 54. | 17 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | France | 1–0 | 7–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 55. | 17 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | France | 2–0 | 7–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 56. | 17 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | France | 3–0 | 7–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 57. | 17 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | France | 5–1 | 7–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 58. | 17 June 2013 | Rotterdam, Netherlands | France | 7–1 | 7–1 | 2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 59. | 30 October 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 4–0 | 32–0 | 2013 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 60. | 30 October 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 11–0 | 32–0 | 2013 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 61. | 30 October 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 20–0 | 32–0 | 2013 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 62. | 30 October 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 26–0 | 32–0 | 2013 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 63. | 30 October 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 30–0 | 32–0 | 2013 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 64. | 2 November 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 7–0 | 16–0 | 2013 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 65. | 2 November 2013 | Stratford, New Zealand | Papua New Guinea | 11–0 | 16–0 | 2013 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 66. | 21 June 2015 | Brasschaat, Belgium | France | 3–0 | 10–0 | 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 67. | 24 June 2015 | Brasschaat, Belgium | Pakistan | 4–1 | 6–1 | 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 68. | 28 June 2015 | Brasschaat, Belgium | India | 2–0 | 6–2 | 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 69. | 1 July 2015 | Brasschaat, Belgium | Ireland | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |
| 70. | 21 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Fiji | 11–0 | 17–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 71. | 21 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Fiji | 14–0 | 17–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 72. | 22 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | New Zealand | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 73. | 24 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 6–0 | 36–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 74. | 24 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 14–0 | 36–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 75. | 24 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 20–0 | 36–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 76. | 24 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 26–0 | 36–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 77. | 24 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 28–0 | 36–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 78. | 24 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | Samoa | 33–0 | 36–0 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 79. | 25 October 2015 | Stratford, New Zealand | New Zealand | 2–0 | 3–2 | 2015 Men's Oceania Cup |
| 80. | 28 November 2015 | Raipur, India | Belgium | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final |
| 81. | 2 December 2015 | Raipur, India | Germany | 2–0 | 4–1 | 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final |
| 82. | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil | 1–0 | 9–0 | 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 83. | 12 August 2016 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil | 2–0 | 9–0 | 2016 Summer Olympics |

## Recognition

In 2002, Dwyer was named the Young Hockey Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation. In 2004 and 2007, he was named the IHF World Player of the Year. In the 2005 Australia Day Honours Dwyer was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM). In 2007, he was named the Captain of the World Team. In 2011, he was named the international field hockey player of the year. In 2011, he was named in the World All-Star Team. In 2011, he was inducted into the Australian Institute of Sport 'Best of the Best'. On 18 June 2012, Jamie Dwyer was appointed to lead the number one Australian side in London Olympics. In 2021, Dwyer was inducted into the Sport Australia Hall of Fame.