Bruce Jacobs (born March 27, 1975, in

Cape Town, Western Cape Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ( ...

) is a male

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player from

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, who was a member of the national squad that finished tenth at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

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. Jacobs also represented his native country at the

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International senior tournaments

* 2001 – Champions Challenge, Kuala Lumpur (2nd) * 2002 –

Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

, Manchester (4th) * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd) * 2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Madrid (7th) * 2004 –

Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'été), also known as the Games of the Olympiad, and often referred to as the Summer Olympics, is a major international multi-sport event normally held once every four years. The inau ...

, Athens (10th) * 2006 –

, Melbourne (8th) * 2006 – World Cup, Mönchengladbach (12th) * 2008 –

, Beijing (12th)

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* 1975 births Living people South African male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for South Africa Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Cape Town Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub