Michelle Edith-Hager (née ''Capes'', born 3 October 1966) 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 ...
player who competed in the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
and in the
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...
. In the
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...
she won a gold medal as part of the Australian national hockey team.
Personal life
Michelle married fellow Australian hockey Olympian
Mark Hager
Mark William Hager (born 28 April 1964) is a retired Australian field hockey player, who competed in two Summer Olympics for his native country. After the fourth place in 1988 he won the bronze medal with ''The Kookaburras'' at the 1996 Summer ...
. Her sister
Lee Capes
Lee Capes (born 3 October 1961) is an Australian former field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning the gold medal.
Her husband Michael Nobbs, daughter Kaitlin Nobbs
Kaitlin Nobbs (born 24 September 1997) is ...
, brother-in-law
Michael Nobbs
Michael Jack Nobbs (born 4 January 1954) is a former international level field hockey player who has represented Australia as a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also coached the India m ...
and niece
Kaitlin Nobbs
Kaitlin Nobbs (born 24 September 1997) is an Australian field hockey player. She has played for the Australian national team, the Hockeyroos.
Early life
Nobbs is the daughter of Australian field hockey players Michael Nobbs and Lee Capes. Her ...