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Further Personal Information | |
| Residence | Perth, WA, AUS |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Club / Team | Queensland Blades: Australia |
Further Personal Information | |
| Higher education | Commercial Law, Sports Administration - Curtin University of Technology: Perth, WA, AUS |
General Interest | |
| Hobbies | Going to the beach, listening to music, golf, football. (Twitter Profile, 10 Feb 2014; sportingpulse.com, 04 Feb 2013) |
| Injuries | He broke his collarbone and suffered from glandular fever in 2002. (Sydney Morning Herald, 05 Jun 2002) He broke his nose, cheekbone and eye socket at the same time and was out of action for two months. (sportingpulse.com, 04 Feb 2013) |
| Superstitions / Rituals / Beliefs | He always puts his left shin pad on before his right. (sportingpulse.com, 04 Feb 2013) |
| Memorable sporting achievement | Winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (hockey.org.au, 19 Jan 2006) |
| Most influential person in career | His family. (AIS, 19 Jan 2006) |
| Hero / Idol | Australian rules footballer Jonathan Brown, Swiss tennis player Roger Federer. (olympics.com.au, 29 Jul 2013; sportingpulse.com, 04 Feb 2013) |
| Ambitions | To develop a career in commercial law and sports administration. (olympics.com.au, 29 Jul 2013) |
| Awards and honours | He was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia [OAM] in 2005 after winning the gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (hockey.org.au, 02 Feb 2006) He was named as the Kookaburras' 2001 Best Young Player. (hockey.org.au, 02 Feb 2006) |
Sport Specific Information | |
| Name of coach | Matthew Wells [club], AUS; Ric Charlesworth [national], AUS |
| Preferred position / style / stance / technique | Defence |
| Handedness | Right |
| When and where did you begin this sport? | He began playing hockey at age six at primary school in Brisbane, QLD, Australia. |
International Debut | |
| Year | 2001 |
| Competing for | Australia |
| Opponent | Belgium |
| Location | Belgium |
Further Personal Information | |
| Occupation | Athlete |
| Languages | English |
General Interest | |
| Nicknames | DY (olympics.com.au, 29 Jul 2013) |
| Sporting philosophy / motto | "Don't be afraid to make mistakes." (Athlete, 04 Dec 2009) |
Further Personal Information | |
| Family | Wife Sarah, son Harrison, daughter Sienna |
General Interest | |
| Other information | HOCKEY INDIA LEAGUE AUCTION Having originally missed selection, the auction for the 2013 Hockey India League [HIL] was reopened after nine Pakistani players left. De Young was bought by the Mumbai Magicians and admits one of the big motivators for playing in the HIL is the money that can be earned. "It's a brand new competition and the world's best players should be there. It's a chance to earn a bit of money playing the game which is a rare opportunity, particularly for us Australians." (thefansofhockey.com, 23 Jan 2013; thefansofhockey.com, 16 Oct 2012) |