Roger Smith (field hockey)
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Roger David Smith (born 26 May 1960) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics for his native country.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysa.com.au/About-Us/History|title= Hockey SA About Us - South Australian Olympians |accessdate= 9 January 2017}} He was a member of the Australia men's national field hockey team, best known as the Kookaburras.
Personal
Roger lives in South Australia. He has been involved with the business Hockeyworld along with older brothers Trevor Smith (field hockey) and Terry Smith who also played hockey for Australia.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeyworld.com.au/pages/ABOUT-US.html/ |publisher=Hockeyworld |title=About Us |accessdate=19 July 2016}}
Field hockey
=International hockey=
He made his Olympic Games debut in 1988 in Seoul where the Kookaburras finished fourth.{{cite web |url=http://www.hockeysa.com.au/About-Us/History/ |publisher=Hockey SA |title=History – Olympians |accessdate=19 July 2016}}{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/roger-smith-2.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418053825/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sm/roger-smith-2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Roger Smith |accessdate=19 July 2016}}
He played in the same team as Ric Charlesworth and Graham Reid (sportsman) who would go on to coach the national teams themselves.
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Category:Australian male field hockey players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia
Category:Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen
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