Matthew David Swann (born 16 May 1989) is an Australian
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. He plays for the
Queensland Blades
The Queensland Blades are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Queensland in the Australian Hockey League.
The Blades have been the most successful team to play in recent years. Their home ground is the State Hockey Centre at Col ...
. He is a member of the Australian men's national field hockey team, making his first cap in 2009. He won a gold medal at the
2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, officially known as the Owen G Glenn FIH Men's Champions Trophy, was the 33rd edition of the Champions Trophy men's field hockey tournament. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) confirmed India as the ...
and a bronze medal 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 ...
.
Personal
Swann is from Queensland. He is tall. He used to live in
Herston, Queensland
Herston is an inner suburb of the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the , Herston had a population of 2,215 people.
Geography
Herston is located by car north of the Brisbane GPO.
The area of Herston includes the Herston Health Pr ...
. He moved to Perth, Western Australia to spend more time with the national team.
Field hockey
Swann is a defender.
Luke Doerner
Luke Doerner is an Australian field hockey player. He plays for the Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League. He is a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, and won a gold medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He is try ...
gave him a yellow headband that he wears at every match. He played junior hockey in
Mackay, Queensland
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Mackay () is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River.
Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland ...
. He currently resides in
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. The national team was aware of him when he was competing in junior hockey. He plays for the
Queensland Blades
The Queensland Blades are a men's Australian field hockey team, representing Queensland in the Australian Hockey League.
The Blades have been the most successful team to play in recent years. Their home ground is the State Hockey Centre at Col ...
. He played for the team in the first round of the 2011 season.
National team
Swann won his first cap for the Kookaburras in 2009. He played in the Champions Trophy tournament that year when his team won a gold medal. He was a member of the national team in 2010. That year, he was a member of the team that finished first at the
Hockey Champions Trophy
The Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) was an international field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
History
Founded in 1978 by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and the Pakistan Hockey Federation, it featured the wor ...
. In 2009, he was a member of the national team during a five-game test series in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia against Malaysia. In May 2011, he played in the Azlan Shah Cup for Australia. The Cup featured teams from Pakistan, Malaysia, India, South Korea, Britain and New Zealand. He represented Australia at the Champions Trophy in New Zealand in 2011, where Australia won a gold medal for the fourth time in a row. In December 2011, he 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 ...
Perth, Western Australia
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
. 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 is one of several Queensland based players likely to play in a three-game test series to be played in
Cairns, Queensland
Cairns (, ) is a city in Queensland, Australia, on the tropical north east coast of Far North Queensland. The population in June 2019 was 153,952, having grown on average 1.02% annually over the preceding five years. The city is the 5th-most-p ...
from 22 to 25 June against the New Zealand's Black Sticks. He was selected to play for the Kookaburras at the Olympic games in 2012, beating the United Kingdom in the Bronze medal match. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was part of the Australian team that won the bronze medal.
He was part of Australia's gold medal-winning team at the
2014 Commonwealth Games
The 2014 Commonwealth Games ( gd, Geamannan a' Cho-fhlaitheis 2014), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014, ( sco, Glesca 2014 or Glesga 2014; gd, Glaschu 2014), was an international multi-sport ev ...
.
Recognition
In 2011, Swann was honoured by being named the Young Player of the Year by the International Hockey Federation. In 2011, he was named in the World All-Star Team.