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 The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1984) were an international multi-sport event held from July 28 to August 12, 1984, in Los Angeles, California, United States. It marked the secon ...

. He also coached the India men's national field hockey team from 2011 to 2013.

Personal

Michael's daughter

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 ...

plays hockey and is a member of the

New South Wales Arrows The New South Wales Arrows are a nationally competing field hockey team based in Sydney, Australia. Their most recent Australian Hockey League title win was in 2014. In 2015, NSW beat the ACT in the bronze medal playoff, securing 3rd place ...

and Australian Women's team Development Squad. She made her international debut in 2016 at the International Hockey Open in Darwin, NT. His wife Lee Capes, sister-in-law

Michelle Capes Michelle Edith-Hager (née ''Capes'', born 3 October 1966) is an Australian field hockey player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics and in the 1992 Summer Olympics. In the 1988 Summer Olympics she won a gold medal as part of the Aust ...

and brother-in-law

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 O ...

also represented the nation at the Olympic Games.

Hockey Player

In 1984, he was a member of the Australian hockey team at the

Hockey Coach

Following his playing career he coached the India men's national field hockey team from June 2011 until July 2013 including at 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 ...

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

. He also coaches at the Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield in Sydney.

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* 1954 births Living people Australian field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players for Australia Australian male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Coaches at the 2012 Summer Olympics Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Sportsmen from South Australia {{India-fieldhockey-bio-stub