# Barry Dancer

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**Barry John Dancer** (born 27 August 1952) is a former Australian [field hockey](/source/Field_hockey) player and coach of [Australian men's national field hockey team](/source/Australia_men's_national_field_hockey_team).

As a player he competed in 48 international matches for Australia between 1973 and 1979. he was a member of the men's hockey team that won a silver medal at the [1976 Summer Olympics](/source/1976_Summer_Olympics).[1]

Dancer coached the English men's hockey team from 1997 to 1999 and the Great Britain team at the [2000 Summer Olympics](/source/2000_Summer_Olympics), where the team came sixth.[2][3] Dancer took up the position of Head Coach of the [Australian men's national field hockey team](/source/Australia_men's_national_field_hockey_team) in 2001 and retired the position after [2008 Summer Olympics](/source/2008_Summer_Olympics).

Coaching results for the Australian team at major competitions:

- 2001: 2nd - [Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy)
- 2002: 2nd - [World Cup](/source/Hockey_World_Cup) ; 5th - [Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy) ; 1st - [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)
- 2003: 2nd - [Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy)
- 2004: 1st - [Athens Olympics](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics)
- 2005: 1st - [Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy)
- 2006: 2nd - [World Cup](/source/Hockey_World_Cup) ; 4th -[Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy) ; 1st - [Commonwealth Games](/source/Commonwealth_Games)
- 2007: 2nd - [Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy)
- 2008: 3rd - [Beijing Olympics](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics) ; 1st - [Champions Trophy](/source/Hockey_Champions_Trophy)

Australia won its first Olympic gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics.

Dancer was Head Coach of the [Australian Institute of Sport](/source/Australian_Institute_of_Sport) men's hockey program from 2001 to 2008.

His son [Brent Dancer](/source/Brent_Dancer) has represented Australia in hockey.

## References

1. ["Barry Dancer"](http://corporate.olympics.com.au/athlete/barry-dancer-10550). *Australian Olympic Committee*. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

1. ["Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad"](https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/20000720/476/0030). *The Scotsman*. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.

1. Middleton, Claire (3 November 2000). ["Hockey: Dancer goes home as inquest begins"](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/hockey/4774986/Hockey-Dancer-goes-home-as-inquest-begins.html). *The Telegraph*. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

## External links

- ["Profile on Hockey Australia"](http://www.hockey.org.au/natteams/player_details.asp?PlayerID=398). [Archived](https://archive.today/20051217211007/http://www.hockey.org.au/natteams/player_details.asp?PlayerID=398) 17 December 2005 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2006-02-12.

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