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Adam David Commens (born 6 May 1976) is an Australian field hockey coach and former player. He was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.
 Commens being interviewed at the 2011 Wagga's Greatest Athlete. | ||
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's field hockey | ||
Representing  Australia
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| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | Team |
| World Cup | ||
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2002 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
| Champions Trophy | ||
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1999 Brisbane | Team |
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2001 Rotterdam | Team |
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2003 Amstelveen | Team |
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1998 Lahore | Team |
| Commonwealth Games | ||
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1998 Kuala Lumpur | Team |
Commens was nicknamed Billy by his teammates, and earned 143 caps (20 goals) for Australia. He was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.
Commens was named head coach of the Belgium national field hockey team on 4 July 2007. He was coach and a key player of the Royal Antwerp Hockey Club (RAHC). His assistant was Murray Richards.[citation needed]
Commens became coach of the Australia women's team at the start of 2011. When he took over as coach, he dropped five experienced players from the national squad: Kate Hollywood, Fiona Johnson, Alison Bruce, Shelly Liddelow and Amy Korner.[1]
Commens was stood down as coach after allegedly exposing himself to players at the 2016 Olympics. It is alleged he exposed himself and made lewd remarks to a group of Hockeyroos during celebrations after attending the hockey finals at the Olympics.[2]
Since the Rio Olympic Games, Commens has been appointed as the High Performance Director of the Belgian Hockey Federation and won Belgium's first ever World Cup in 2018.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ Australian Associated Press (24 January 2011). "Kate Hollywood axed from Hockeyroos squad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Hockeyroos coach stood down after allegedly exposing himself to players at Rio 2016 Olympics". ABC News (Australia). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
External links
edit- Adam Commens at the International Hockey Federation
- Adam Commens at Olympics.com
- Adam Commens at Olympedia
- Adam Commens at the Australian Olympic Committee
- Adam Commens at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Adam Commens at Commonwealth Games Australia
- Profile on Hockey Australia
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