Adam Commens

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Adam Commens

Commens being interviewed at the 2011 Wagga's Greatest Athlete.
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team
Silver medal – second place 2001 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Amstelveen Team
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Lahore Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Adam David Commens (born 6 May 1976) is an Australian

Wagga Wagga, New South Wales
.

Commens was nicknamed Billy by his teammates, and earned 143 caps (20 goals) for Australia. He was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Commens was named head coach of the Belgium national field hockey team on 4 July 2007. He was coach and a key player of the Royal Antwerp Hockey Club (RAHC). His assistant was Murray Richards.[citation needed]

Commens became coach of the

Amy Korner.[1]

Commens was stood down as coach after allegedly exposing himself to players at the

2016 Olympics. It is alleged he exposed himself and made lewd remarks to a group of Hockeyroos during celebrations after attending the hockey finals at the Olympics.[2]

Since the Rio Olympic Games, Commens has been appointed as the High Performance Director of the Belgian Hockey Federation and won Belgium's first ever World Cup in 2018.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ Australian Associated Press (24 January 2011). "Kate Hollywood axed from Hockeyroos squad". Herald Sun. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Hockeyroos coach stood down after allegedly exposing himself to players at Rio 2016 Olympics". ABC News (Australia). 23 September 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

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