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Warren Birmingham

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Hockey

Age

62

Olympic History

Seoul 1988

Barcelona 1992

Career Events

Hockey Men's 12-team Tournament

 

Warren's Story

1962 -

Warren Birmingham enjoyed an outstanding international career in hockey, highlighted by representing Australia at the Olympics in 1988 and 1992. After placing fourth in 1988, the team won a silver medal at Barcelona. The Kookaburras enjoyed an outstanding tournament in Spain. They dominated their preliminary games, scoring 20 goals and only conceding two, before beating the Netherlands in the semi-final. In the final they lost to Germany 2-1, having drawn 1-1 with the Germans in a preliminary match. Birmingham was honoured in 2008 as one of the inaugural inductees of Hockey Australia’s Hall of Fame.

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