Michael Mahood (born November 11, 1975, in North Vancouver,

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) is a retired field hockey goalkeeper from

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, who earned his first international senior cap for the Men's National Team in 1995 against

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. He went on to appear in 196 international matches including two Olympic Games (Sydney 2000, Beijing 2008) and the 1998 World Cup in Utrecht, Holland. In 1999 he was named to the World XI as part of the FIH 75th Anniversary celebrations in Alexandria, Egypt. In his retirement Mahood has become men's tailor in Vancouver, BC. Mike attended

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International senior competitions

* 1996 — World Cup Preliminary, Sardinia (2nd) * 1997 — World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur (5th) * 1998 —

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, Utrecht (8th) * 1998 —

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, Kuala Lumpur (not ranked) * 1999 — Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (4th) * 1999 —

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, Winnipeg (1st) * 2000 — Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (7th) * 2000 — Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd) * 2000 —

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, Sydney (10th) * 2001 — World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh (8th) * 2002 —

, Manchester (6th) * 2003 —

, Santo Domingo (2nd) * 2004 — Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Madrid (11th) * 2004 — Pan Am Cup, London (2nd) * 2006 —

, Melbourne (9th) * 2007 —

, Rio de Janeiro (1st) * 2008 —

, Beijing (10th)

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