From coal mine to gold mine: Kieran Govers brings golden touch to Malaysia Premium
The Hindu
Kieran Govers’ full-time job requires him to spend long hours under the ground. He is a shift superintendent with a coal-mining company in New South Wales. Above the ground, though, Govers knows a thing or two about mining gold. Govers made 126 appearances for the Australia men’s hockey team. He won two World Cups — in 2010 and 2014 — and a Commonwealth Games gold in 2014. There was also a bronze at the 2012 London Olympics.
Kieran Govers’ full-time job requires him to spend long hours under the ground. He is a shift superintendent with a coal-mining company in New South Wales.
Above the ground, though, Govers knows a thing or two about mining gold.
Govers made 126 appearances for the Australia men’s hockey team. He won two World Cups — in 2010 and 2014 — and a Commonwealth Games gold in 2014. There was also a bronze at the 2012 London Olympics.
He drew the curtains on his international career in 2018 but could not turn his back on the sport he holds dear. He still plays for the Adelaide Stars in the Hockey One league in Australia but, he’s much more than just a player now.
“I’m the president of the Illawarra South Coast Hockey Association. It’s a big role. There are many clubs and between two to three thousand members in the community. I’d been a member for eight years on the board, and I’ve just taken over as president and chairman this year. I love hockey, and I want to develop and see the sport in my home town,” Govers told Sportstar.
If clinching almost every title at the pinnacle of the sport and venturing into sports administration were not enough, Govers decided to don the coaching hat.
Along with former Australia player and teammate Glenn Turner, Govers joined the Malaysian men’s team as an assistant coach.