Paul Gaudoin

Paul Gaudoin
Personal information
Full namePaul Charles Gaudoin
Born12 August 1975 (1975-08-12) (age 49)
Perth, Western Australia
Height172 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight73 kg (161 lb)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1999 Brisbane Team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
Gold medal – first place 2002 Manchester Team

Paul Charles Gaudoin (born 12 August 1975 in Perth, Western Australia) is an Australian former field hockey defender and midfielder, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Four years earlier, he won his first bronze medal at the Olympics.[1] Gaudoin also captained the Aussie team.[2]that team won gold in hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.[3] He is the former coach of the Australia women's national field hockey team. He quit in March 2021 before a report of a toxic team culture was released.[4]

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Gaudoin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Paul Gaudoin". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Paul Gaudoin Results | Commonwealth Games Australia". commonwealthgames.com.au. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Hockeyroos coach Paul Gaudoin steps down four months out from Tokyo Olympics ahead of review going public". ABC. Retrieved 30 March 2021.