James Elmer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

James Elmer

field hockey player

Date of Birth: 08-May-1971

Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Profession: field hockey player

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About James Elmer

  • James "Jimmy" Andrew Elmer (born 8 May 1971 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey striker from Australia, who was a member of the team that won the bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney He was nicknamed Jimmy by his teammates.
  • Elmer made his senior debut for The Kookaburras in 1993.
  • He played in every Champions Trophy since 1991, but always missed "the big ones", until the Sydney Games.
  • There he finished his career after 102 international matches, in which he scored 30 goals. James is currently captain for Doncaster in the Victorian Masters League A grade division.
  • His team suffered a 5-4 loss to the Hawthorn Hockey Club in the 2012 grand final following extra time in a penalty goal shoot-out.
  • James took the 4th of 5 penalties for his team, which was saved by the Hawthorn keeper Corey Blake.

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