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Born | Narrogin, Western Australia | 1 May 1941|||||||||||||||||
Died | 30 December 2022 | (aged 81)|||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Brian Alan Glencross OAM [1] (1 May 1941 – 30 December 2022) was an Australian field hockey player and coach. As a member of the Australian National Men's Hockey Team, he won a bronze medal and a silver medal at consecutive Olympic Games – the bronze at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and the silver four years later, when Mexico City hosted the Games. As a player, he represented Australia from 1964 to 1974, playing in 93 games. He coached the Australian women's hockey team from 1980 to 1992. [2]
Glencross died after a long battle with neurological disease on 30 December 2022, at the age of 81. [3] [4]
Coaching results at major tournaments:
Glencross was appointed the inaugural Australian Institute of Sport women's coach in 1984 and held the position to 1995.