Anton Holmes - No 5 - Men: a well deserved fist pump Photograph:Bec Jennings |
Anton is Australia's #5 and up until this point has been the Team Goalkeeper. He is going to be a key player in Australia's World Championships Team.
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Name:
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Anton Holmes |
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Date of Birth:
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27/6/1981 |
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Place of Birth:
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Adelaide, Australia |
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Marital Status:
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Engaged
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Residence:
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Adelaide, SA |
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Occupation:
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Project Engineer, Project Manager |
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Coach:
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Stephen ‘Gibbo’ Gibson |
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Previous Coaches:
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Carolyn Cochrane, Duncan Cochrane, Brett Houghton |
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Club:
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Adelaide Canoe Club |
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Interesting Facts:
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Has played and trained on 5 of the 7 continents. |
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Likes/dislikes:
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Photography, playing sport, watching sport, driving, Summer, white water kayaking. The cold, unless it’s snow boarding weather, pepper, cooked apple. |
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Age started in the sport:
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14 years old |
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Rituals /superstitions:
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I like to talk to lots of people at all the competitions, especially our biggest opposition. |
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Competition Stats
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Number of world championships attended:
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5
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Number of World games attended (including 2009):
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2
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International competition results:
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1st at 2000 Spree Havel Cup, Berlin, Germany, 2nd at 2000 Lerici International, Lerici, Italy
5th at 2000 World Champs, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
1st at 2003 Oceania Champs, Brisbane, Australia,
6th at 2004 World Champs, Miyoshi, Japan,
1st at 2005 Oceania Champs, Christchurch, New Zealand,
6th at 2005 World Games, Duisburg, Germany,
2nd at 2006 De Paddle International, Ieper, Belgium
6th at 2006 World Champs, Amsterdam, Holland,
1st at 2007 Oceania Champs, Adelaide, Australia,
4th at 2008 World Champs, Edmonton, Canada, (also top goal scorer for Men’s division)
2nd at 2009 Oceania Champs, Sydney, Australia,
3rd at 2009 World Games, Kaohsiung, Taipei, (also top goal scorer for Men’s division)
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