Gregory Corbitt
Appearance
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's field hockey | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1992 Barcelona | Team | |
| World Cup | ||
| 1990 Lahore | ||
| 1994 Sydney | ||
| Champions Trophy | ||
| 1989 West Berlin | ||
| 1993 Kuala Lumpur | ||
| 1992 Karachi | ||
Gregory "Greg" Corbitt (born 2 September 1971 in Perth, Western Australia) is a former Australian field hockey player who played as a striker for the Australian national team. He was a member of the team that won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Greg was known for his striking abilities[citation needed]. Notably, he was diagnosed with cancer from a urine sample submitted as part of drug screening for Australian National Team athletes and underwent successful surgery to remove a malignant tumor.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Cancer surgery for Corbitt after drug test discovery". The Age. Fairfax Digital. 4 August 1998.
External links
[edit]- Gregory Corbitt at Olympedia
- Gregory Corbitt at InterSportStats
- Profile on AOC website
- Profile on IOC website
Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian men's field hockey players
- Men's field hockey forwards
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
- Australian field hockey biography stubs