Gregory Corbitt
Appearance
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Men's field hockey | ||
Olympic Games | ||
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1992 Barcelona | Team |
World Cup | ||
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1990 Lahore | |
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1994 Sydney | |
Champions Trophy | ||
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1989 West Berlin | |
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1993 Kuala Lumpur | |
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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.
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Categories:
- 1971 births
- Living people
- Australian male field hockey players
- Male 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
- 20th-century Australian sportspeople
- Sportsmen from Western Australia
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs
- Australian field hockey biography stubs