Michael Nobbs

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'''Michael Jack Nobbs''' (4 January 1954 – 29 January 2026) was an Australian international level field hockey player. He represented Australia as a member of the Australia men's national team at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Nobbs also coached the India men's national team from 2011 to 2013.

==Hockey player== In 1984, Nobbs was a member of the Australian hockey team at the 1984 Summer Olympics.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20200418045743/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/no/michael-nobbs-1.html Olympic results]</ref><ref name="Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians">{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysa.com.au/About-Us/History|title= Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians |accessdate= 9 January 2017}}</ref>

==Hockey coach== Following his playing career Nobbs coached the India men's national team from June 2011 until July 2013 including at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.<ref>[https://archive.today/20120710063607/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-30/hockey/29721538_1_hockeyroos-hockey-career-hockey-heritage Michael Nobbs and his tryst with India]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title= India sack Michael Nobbs as hockey coach |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/hockey/top-stories/India-sack-Michael-Nobbs-as-hockey-coach/articleshow/20984959.cms |work= The Times of India |date= 9 July 2013 |accessdate= 10 July 2013}}</ref> He also coached at the Westfields Sports High School, Fairfield in Sydney.

==Personal life and death== His daughter Kaitlin Nobbs plays hockey and is a member of the New South Wales Arrows and Australian Women's team Development Squad. She made her international debut in 2016 at the International Hockey Open in Darwin, NT. His wife Lee Capes, sister-in-law Michelle Capes and brother-in-law Mark Hager also represented the nation at the Olympic Games.

Nobbs died on 29 January 2026, at the age of 72.<ref>{{cite web |title=Vale Michael Nobbs |url= https://www.hockey.org.au/news/vale-michael-nobbs |website=Hockey.org |access-date=29 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Former India Hockey Coach Michael Nobbs Dies at 72 |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/sports-news/former-india-hockey-coach-michael-nobbs-dies-at-72 |access-date=30 January 2026 |publisher=The Sentinel |date=30 January 2026}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{sports links}} * {{IMDb name|15066449}}

{{Australia FH Squad 1984 Summer Olympics}} {{India FH Squad 2012 Summer Olympics}} {{India FH Squad 2012 Champions Trophy}}

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