Grant Mitton
Encyclopedia
Grant Mitton is a field hockey
player who played for South Australia and the Kookaburras
in the 1980s. Mitton was a striker and represented his country in the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
as well as the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London
.
His father Don Mitton also represented Australia in field hockey in a tour to New Zealand
in 1958.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player who played for South Australia and the Kookaburras
Kookaburras (hockey)
The Australia national field hockey team are the Australia's national men's hockey team, and one of the nation's most successful top level sporting teams. They are the only Australian team in any sport to receive medals at the last five Summer Olympic Games , and have placed in the top four in...
in the 1980s. Mitton was a striker and represented his country in the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
as well as the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
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His father Don Mitton also represented Australia in field hockey in a tour to New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
in 1958.