Stephen Harris Holt (born 15 September 1974 in

Darwin, Northern Territory Darwin ( ; Larrakia: ) is the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. With an estimated population of 147,255 as of 2019, the city contains the majority of the residents of the sparsely populated Northern Territory. It is the smalle ...

) is a former

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defender and midfielder from

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, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the

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. He was

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d ''Shaggy'' by his teammates. He now resides in Yankalilla South Australia where he spends time with his family and competes in the local hockey competition and mentors young aspiring players to follow in his footsteps.

References

Profile on Hockey Australia

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* * 1974 births Living people Australian male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Australia Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 2000 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Sportsmen from the Northern Territory {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub