Austin Smith (field hockey)
Austin Charles Smith (born 20 May 1985) is a South African field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club HC Den Bosch and formerly the South African national team.
|
Smith (right) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Austin Charles Smith | ||||||||||
| Born |
20 May 1985 Cape Town, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||
| Current club | Den Bosch | ||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||
| 2005–2009 | Reading | ||||||||||
| 2009–2023 | Den Bosch | ||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2004–2021 | South Africa | 183 | (45) | ||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||
| Last updated on: 2021-12-21 | |||||||||||
In late 2021, Austin Smith announced his retirement from International Hockey. Smith has been a substitute supervisor and teacher in the International School Eindhoven in recent years.
Smith competed for South Africa at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics, the 2010 and 2014 Hockey World Cups, and at the 2010 and 2014 Commonwealth Games. He has also competed at the 2005, 2009 and 2011 Men's Champions Challenge. He became captain of the side in 2009. He also joined in the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics and played for the South African national team.
He retired from club hockey after 14 years with Den Bosch in 2023.