Troy Elder OAM (born 15 October 1977 in

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) is a

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striker and midfielder from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the golden medal at the

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. Four years earlier, when Sydney hosted the

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, Elder finished in third spot with The Kookaburras, as the national team is called. Elder originated from Bundaberg, Queensland, where he played for the All Blacks Hockey Club. Nicknamed ''Woody'', Elder shot into limelight as a player with the National Junior Squad, that won the Hockey Junior World Cup at

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in 1997 against India. After the 1998 Australian Hockey League season with the Queensland Blades, Elder got into the senior National Squad at the 1998 Champions Trophy in

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, where Australia won the bronze. He was part of the winning team in the 1999 Champions Trophy at

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. Just like his countrymen Jay Stacy and Michael Brennan, Elder moved to the Netherlands, where he played club hockey for

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's Oranje Zwart, with whom he won the Dutch title in the spring of 2005. The price was high, because during the Dutch play-offs he neglected the call from Australia's Head Coach Barry Dancer to come over for a training session with the men's National Team. He therefore had to miss the 2005 Champions Trophy in

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and the

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. Having retired from international hockey, Elder played club hockey fo
United Hockey
in Brisbane for some time whilst still representing the Queensland Blades. A

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by profession, he is fond of surfing and fishing.

International goals

References

External links

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Profile on Hockey Australia
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