country event club birth_place nationality medaltemplates sport birth_date article_title birth_name
australia men 's team aquinas reds darwin , northern territory australia men 's field hockey field hockey 10 january 1986 des abbott
 desmond abbott
des abbott

desmond ` des ' abbott -lrb- born 10 january 1986 in darwin -rrb- is an australian field hockey midfield/striker from the northern territory .
he is a member of the australia men 's national field hockey team , having made his debut on 28 january 2007 .
he won gold medals at the hockey champions trophy in 2008 , 2009 and 2010 , and a gold medal at the 2010 commonwealth games .
he won a bronze medal at the 2008 summer olympics and is trying to secure a spot on the team to represent australia at the 2012 summer olympics .
