Brian Alan Glencross OAM (1 May 1941 – 30 December 2022) was an Australian field hockey player and coach. As a member of the Australian National Men's Hockey Team, he won a bronze medal and a silver medal at consecutive Olympic Games – the bronze at the

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and the silver four years later, when

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hosted the Games. As a player, he represented Australia from 1964 to 1974, playing in 93 games. He coached the Australian women's hockey team from 1980 to 1992. Glencross died after a long battle with neurological disease on 30 December 2022, at the age of 81. Coaching results at major tournaments: *1981: 4th –

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*1983: 3rd –

*1984: 4th – Los Angeles Olympic Games *1986: 6th –

*1987: 2nd – Champions Trophy *1988: 1st –

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*1989: 1st – Champions Trophy *1990: 2nd –

*1991: 1st – Champions Trophy *1992: 5th –

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Glencross was appointed the inaugural

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women's coach in 1984 and held the position to 1995.

Recognition

*1968 – WA Sports Federation's Sportsman of the Year *1991 – Medal of the

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*1991 – inducted into the

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*1996 – inducted into the WA Hall of Champions. *2000 –

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*2001 –

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in 2001. *2008 –

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Hall of Fame

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* __NOTOC__ {{DEFAULTSORT:Glencross, Brian 1941 births 2022 deaths Australian male field hockey players Australian field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for Australia Field hockey players at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1968 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Field hockey people from Western Australia Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia Recipients of the Australian Sports Medal Sport Australia Hall of Fame inductees Olympic medalists in field hockey People from Narrogin, Western Australia Olympic coaches for Australia Australian Institute of Sport coaches Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Sportsmen from Western Australia