Gregory "Greg" Corbitt (born 2 September 1971 in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...

, Western Australia) is a former Australian

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player who played as a striker for the Australian national team. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

in Barcelona, Spain. Greg was known for his striking abilities. Notably, he was diagnosed with cancer from a urine sample submitted as part of drug screening for Australian National Team athletes and underwent successful surgery to remove a malignant tumor.

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1971 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Male field hockey forwards Olympic field hockey players of Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players 20th-century Australian people {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub