Glenn Turner (born 1 May 1984) is an Australian professional

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player from the

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. He is a member of

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and won a gold medal with them at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games (Hindi: 2010 राष्ट्रमण्डल खेल), officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, was an international multi-sport event that was held in Delhi, India, f ...

and a bronze medal at the

2012 Olympic Games The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

. Turner also competed at the

2016 Olympic Games ) , nations = 207 (including IOA and EOR teams) , athletes = 11,238 , events = 306 in 28 sports (41 disciplines) , opening = 5 August 2016 , closing = 21 August 2016 , opened_by = Vice President Michel Temer , cauldron = Vanderlei Cordeiro d ...

Personal

Turner is from the Australian Capital Territory. In November 2011, he had surgery.

Career

Turner is a striker. In state and territory based competitions, he represents the Australian Capital Territory. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 he represented the side as a member of the Canberra Lakers. He was a member of the Canberra Lakers in 2010. In a June game against the Tassie Tigers that his side lost 2–1, he scored his team's only goal. In 2011, was again with the team. He played for the team in the first round of the 2011 season. Turner is a member of the

Kookaburras Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus ''Dacelo'' native to Australia and New Guinea, which grow to between in length and weigh around . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri ''guuguubarra'', onomatopoeic of its call. The ...

. In December 2007, he competed in the Dutch Series in Canberra. In 2009, he was a member of the national team during a five-game test series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia against Malaysia. He represented the country at the

. In the gold medal match against India that Australia won 8–0, he scored a goal. In 2011, he was a member of the national team that competed at the

Azlan Shah Cup The Sultan Azlan Shah Cup is an annual invitational international men's field hockey tournament held in Malaysia. It began in 1983 as a biennial contest. The tournament became an annual event after 1998, following its growth and popularity. The ...

in Malaysia. He had hip surgery during 2011 that kept him away from the national team for a while. In December 2011, Turner was named as one of twenty-eight players to be on the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

Australian men's national training squad. This squad will be narrowed in June 2012. He trained with the team from 18 January to mid-March in

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. His inclusion as possible 2012 Olympian came after having only made regular appearances with the team shortly before that decision was made. In February during the training camp, he played in a four nations test series with the teams being the Kookaburras, Australia A Squad, the Netherlands and Argentina. He played for Kookaburras during the series. He scored a goal in his team's 2–1 victory over the Netherlands. In late February 2012, the Goulburn Workers Club in

Goulburn, New South Wales Goulburn ( ) is a regional city in the Southern Tablelands of the Australian state of New South Wales, approximately south-west of Sydney, and north-east of Canberra. It was proclaimed as Australia's first inland city through letters patent ...

hosted a fundraising event to help local Olympians, including Turner, compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics by assisting them financially.

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