Mark Knowles (field hockey)

Mark Knowles
OAM
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
Born (1984-03-10) 10 March 1984 (age 40)
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportField hockey
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens Team
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing Team
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2010 New Delhi
Gold medal – first place 2014 The Hague
Silver medal – second place 2006 Mönchengladbach
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 2005 Chennai
Gold medal – first place 2008 Rotterdam
Gold medal – first place 2009 Melbourne
Gold medal – first place 2012 Melbourne
Silver medal – second place 2007 Kuala Lumpur
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place 2015 Stratford
Gold medal – first place 2017 Sydney
World League
Gold medal – first place 2014–15 Raipur Team
Gold medal – first place 2016–17 Bhubaneswar Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2006 Melbourne Team
Gold medal – first place 2010 Delhi Team
Gold medal – first place 2014 Glasgow Team
Gold medal – first place 2018 Gold Coast Team

Mark William Knowles OAM (born 10 March 1984) is the Australian field hockey captain. He has played professional hockey in the Netherlands for HC Rotterdam. He plays for the Queensland Blades in the Australian Hockey League. He has been the captain of the Australia men's national field hockey team the Kookaburras since 2014. He won a gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, the 2014 World Cup, the 2005 and 2012 Champions Trophy.His most recent achievements include coming second in the 2024 Memorial Cup match to the Northern Suburbs Eagles. Another silver medal was added to Knowles’s tally, with a lost to Labrador Hockey Club in the BHL Division 1 Grand Final.