# Mark Hager > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Hager > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mark_Hager.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hager > Source revision: 1348527149 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Australian field hockey player}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Use Australian English|date=May 2011}} {{Infobox field hockey player |name= Mark Hager |image= |birth_date= {{birth date and age|1964|4|28|df=yes}} |birth_place= |height= |position= |currentclub= |nationalyears1= 1985–1996 |nationalteam1= [Australia](/source/Australia_men's_national_field_hockey_team) |nationalcaps1= 231 |nationalgoals1= 179 |medaltemplates= {{MedalOlympic}} {{MedalBronze|[1996 Atlanta](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics)|[Team](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament)}} }} '''Mark William Hager''' (born 28 April 1964) is a retired Australian [field hockey](/source/field_hockey) player, who competed in two [Summer Olympics](/source/Summer_Olympics) for his native country. After the fourth place in [1988](/source/Field_hockey_at_the_1988_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_tournament) he won the bronze medal with ''The Kookaburras'' at the [1996 Summer Olympics](/source/1996_Summer_Olympics) in [Atlanta, Georgia](/source/Atlanta%2C_Georgia) where he was the captain. ==Coaching career== Following his playing career, Hager has been pursuing a coaching career in the sport. His achievements as a coach include: * 2020 Tokyo Olympics - Head Coach, Great Britain Women (Bronze) * 2018 Commonwealth Games - Head Coach, New Zealand Women (Gold) * 2008 Beijing Olympics – Asst Coach, Australian Men (Bronze) * 2009 8 Nations – Head Coach, Australian U21 Men (Gold) * 2007 Youth Olympics – Head Coach, Australia (Gold) * 2005–07 Australian Institute Team – Head Coach * 2005 U21 World Cup – Head Coach, Australia (Silver) * 2004 Athens Olympics – Asst Coach, Australian Women (5th) * 2003 Champions Trophy – Asst Coach, Australian Women (Gold) * 2002 World Cup – Asst Coach, Australian Women (4th) * 2002 Champions Trophy – Asst Coach, Australian Women (4th) * 2001 Champions Trophy – Asst Coach, Australian Women (Bronze) * 2001 U21 World Cup – Head Coach, Australian Women (Bronze) * 1998-0 AHL – Head Coach, WA Thundersticks (2 x Golds) In December 2008, Hager was appointed the coach of the [New Zealand women's national field hockey team](/source/New_Zealand_women's_national_field_hockey_team) (the ''Black Sticks Women''). Besides this he is also the head coach of [Kalinga Lancers](/source/Kalinga_Lancers) which plays in the [Hockey India League](/source/Hockey_India_League)(HIL) On 11 January 2019 Hager was appointed Head Coach of [England](/source/England_women's_national_field_hockey_team) & [Great Britain women's national field hockey team](/source/Great_Britain_women's_national_field_hockey_team){{Cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?itemid=45006&itemTitle=Mark+Hager+Appointed+GB+%26+England+Women%27s+Head+Coach§ion=22|title = Latest Media | England Hockey}} ==Personal life== His wife [Michelle Capes](/source/Michelle_Capes), sister-in-law [Lee Capes](/source/Lee_Capes), brother-in-law [Michael Nobbs](/source/Michael_Nobbs) and niece [Kaitlin Nobbs](/source/Kaitlin_Nobbs) have all represented Australia at field hockey at the Olympic Games. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{sports links}} {{Australia FH Squad 1988 Summer Olympics}} {{Australia FH Squad 1994 World Cup}} {{Australia FH Squad 1996 Summer Olympics}} {{New Zealand FHW Squad 2012 Summer Olympics}} {{New Zealand FHW Squad 2016 Summer Olympics}} {{New Zealand FHW Squad 2018 World Cup}} {{Great Britain FHW Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hager, Mark}} Category:1964 births Category:Australian men's field hockey players Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Australia Category:Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Category:Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Living people Category:Sportspeople from Maryborough, Queensland Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic coaches for New Zealand Category:New Zealand women's national field hockey team coaches Category:Sportsmen from Queensland Category:University of Western Australia alumni Category:Coaches at the 2012 Summer Olympics Category:Coaches at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Coaches at the 2020 Summer Olympics Category:Olympic coaches for Great Britain Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in the United Kingdom Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in New Zealand Category:Australian expatriate sportspeople in India Category:Field hockey people from Queensland Category:20th-century Australian sportsmen Category:1994 Men's Hockey World Cup players {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub}} {{Australia-Olympic-medalist-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mark Hager](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hager) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Hager?action=history)). 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