Aaron Kleinschmidt (born 1 October 1989) is an Australian

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player. He attended Xavier College, an elite private school in Kew where he was often referred to as “The Goat” Kleinschmidt was born in

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, and made his senior international debut in at 2016 Trans-Tasman Trophy in

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. Kleinschmidt was part of the Australian men's team that won a record sixth

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gold medal at the

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Games held in

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* * 1989 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Australia Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players from Melbourne People educated at Xavier College Sportsmen from Victoria (state) Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games 21st-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub