Eddie Ockenden

DOB: 3 April 1987
Hometown: Hobart, Tasmania
Junior Club: North West Grads HC
Instagram: eddieockenden
Playing Number: 11
Position: Defender
Kookaburras Cap Number: 359
Kookaburras Debut: 19 June 2006 v South Korea in Kuala Lumpur (Azlan Shah)
Kookaburras Appearances (Goals): 438 (77)

Honours/Awards
2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 Commonwealth Games Gold Medal
2020 (2021) Olympic Games Silver Medal
2008, 2012 Olympic Games Bronze Medal
2019 FIH Pro League Champions
2010, 2014 World Cup Gold Medal
2018 World Cup Bronze Medal
2009, 2011, 2016, 2018 Champions Trophy Gold Medal
2010, 2014, 2015, 2019 Kookaburras Player of the Year
2007, 2008 Champions Trophy Young Player of the Tournament
2008 FIH Young Player of the Year
2015, 2017 World League Gold Medal
2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019 Oceania Cup Champions

Tournament History
Olympic Games 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020 (2021)
World Cup 2010, 2014, 2018, 2023
Commonwealth Games 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022
FIH Pro League 2019, 2020
Champions Trophy 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018
World League 2014, 2015, 2017
Oceania Cup 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019

Further Information
- His longevity is remarkable due to a career that has been largely injury free.
- First Australian hockey player to play 400 internationals.
- Signalled he is keen to push on and vie for selection for Paris 2024.
- One of the Australian flagbearers for the Opening Ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
- Australian hockey’s games record holder for the most number of internationals played at senior level. Surpassed Jamie Dwyer’s record of 365 matches in March 2020.
- Four-time Olympian, which includes a silver medal and two bronze medals.
- Started his Kookaburras career as a striker before moving into the midfield and now he is an integral part of the team’s defensive unit.
- Nominated (finalist) for the FIH Player of the Year on more than one occasion.
- Loves spending time back in his home state of Tasmania, traveling in the wilderness, walking upstream and fly-fishing and tuna fishing during season.
- Started playing hockey after following in the footsteps of his mother who played for North-West Graduates Hockey Club.
- Together with his partner Lou (who is Dutch), they have three sons.

What his teammates say…
“He’s a silky mover with and without the ball. Eddie Ockenden…he’s one hell of a player. He’s always thinking about game, thinking about how he can get better.” Jeremy Hayward