Brendan James Garard (born 6 December 1971 in

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) is a former

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player from

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, who was a member of the Men's National Hockey Team that won the bronze medal at the

1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ...

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, Georgia. He is the husband of international Ironman Triathlete Melissa Ashton.

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* 1971 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Field hockey players from Brisbane Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportsmen from Queensland {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub