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The England men's national field hockey team [2] competes in most major international tournaments except the Olympic Games.England's only appearance at the Olympics was at London 1908 when they won gold; since then English players have competed at the Olympics as part of the combined Great Britain national field hockey team.
The Great Britain men's national field hockey team represents the United Kingdom in some international field hockey tournaments such as the Summer Olympics and the FIH Pro League. [1] The team won gold at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. The team won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup.
England Hockey is affiliated to the European Hockey Federation and International Hockey Federation. It runs a number of competitions, including the English Hockey League . While UK hockey is organised by separate bodies for each of the home nations , the United Kingdom is required to enter a combined team in the Olympics .
Note: Between 1920 and 1968, the Olympic ice hockey tournament was also considered the World Championship for that year. Note: World War II forced cancellation of all tournaments from 1940 to 1946. Note: In 1972, a separate tournament was held both for the World Championships and the Winter Olympics for the first time.
Kate Louise Richardson-Walsh (née Walsh; born 9 May 1980) is an Olympic Gold and Bronze Medal winning English field hockey player. She was capped a record 375 times for her country and was the England and Great Britain Captain for 13 years.
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in field hockey. Men. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1908 London details Great Britain (GBR) England Louis Baillon ...
Each of the continental champions received a berth alongside the host, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales compete separately in most competitions, but send a combined team to the Olympics and selected friendly tournaments, which is managed by England Hockey), [2] [3] while another three spots were decided in qualifying tournaments.
The Great Britain women's national field hockey team represents part of the United Kingdom in international field hockey tournaments such as the Summer Olympics.. In most other competitions, including the Women's Hockey World Cup, the Commonwealth Games and some editions of the Hockey Champions Trophy, three of the home nations compete in their own right: England and Scotland and Wales, while ...