Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

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Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 24 March for women and for men, between 17 March and 24 March. Both competitions consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. [1]

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All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne. [2]

Men's tournament

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men Australia
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Jamie Dwyer
Liam de Young
Michael McCann
Robert Hammond
Nathan Eglington
Mark Knowles
Luke Doerner
Grant Schubert
Bevan George
Stephen Lambert
Aaron Hopkins
Matthew Wells
Travis Brooks
Brent Livermore
Dean Butler
Stephen Mowlam
Coach: Barry Dancer
Pakistan
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Salman Akbar
Imram Warsi
Muhammad Saqlain
Dilawar Hussain
Adnan Maqsood
Tariq Aziz
Rehan Butt
Muhammad Shabbir
Nasir Ahmed
Mudassar Ali Khan
Shakeel Abbasi
Imran Khan Yousafzai
Muhammad Zakir
Muhammad Imran
Zeeshan Ashraf
Muhammad Zubair
Coach: Asif Bajwa
Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Ibrahim Mohamed Nasihin
Rahim Muhamad Amin
Boon Huat Chua
Kali Logan Raj
Kuhan Shanmuganathan
Bakar Nor Azlan
Megat Termizi Megat Azrafiq
Mohan Jiwa
Nor Mohamed Madzli
Tengku Ahmad
Mat Radzi Mohamed Rodzhanizam
Kali Keevan Raj
Abu Ismail
Azlan Misron
Mohan Jivan
Kumar Subramaniam
Coach: Wallace Tan

Men's team rosters

Women's tournament

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Women Australia
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Toni Cronk
Suzie Faulkner
Karen Smith
Kim Walker
Rebecca Sanders
Kate Hollywood
Emily Halliday
Madonna Blyth
Wendy Beattie
Nicole Arrold
Kobie McGurk
Rachel Imison
Angie Skirving
Melanie Twitt
Sarah Taylor
Nikki Hudson
Coach: Frank Murray
India
Flag of India.svg  India
Helen Mary
Kanti Baa
Nilima Kujur
Rajwinder Kaur
Sumrai Tete
Masira Surin
Subhadra Pradhan
Asunta Lakra
Jyoti Sunita Kullu
Mamta Kharab
Jasjeet Kaur Handa
Surinder Kaur
Saba Anjum Karim
Sanggai Chanu
Sarita Lakra
Rajni Bala
Coach: Maharaj Krishan Kaushik
England
Flag of England.svg  England
Carolyn Reid
Beth Storry
Lisa Wooding
Crista Cullen
Melanie Clewlow
Helen Grant
Helen Richardson
Lucilla Wright
Kate Walsh
Jennie Bimson
Alex Danson
Joanne Ellis
Cathy Gilliat-Smith
Charlotte Hartley
Rebecca Herbert
Chloe Rogers
Coach: Danny Kerry

Women's team rosters

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Men's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 17 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.

Women's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.

References

  1. "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 17 November 2014. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.