Great Britain Men’s squad for London 2012 Olympic Games

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced
today the 16 players who will represent Team GB in men’s hockey at
the London 2012 Olympic Games.
Unfortunately, there is no place for Scotland
international Niall Stott, who misses out on selection.
The selected athletes are: name (age; hometown;
current club):
Nicholas Catlin (23; Marlow, Bucks; Reading)
Jonathan Clarke (31; Southend-on-Sea, Essex;
Reading)
Matthew Daly (28; Surbiton, Greater London;
Surbiton)
James Fair (31; Chester, Cheshire; Cannock)
Daniel Fox (29; Godalming, Surrey; Hampstead &
Westminster)
Ben Hawes (31; Lewes, East Sussex; Wimbledon)
Ashley Jackson (24; Tunbridge Wells, Kent; East
Grinstead)
Iain Lewers (28; Belfast, Northern Ireland; East
Grinstead)
Iain Mackay (27; Braintree, Essex; Reading)
Harry Martin (19; Ipswich, Suffolk; Old
Loughtonians)
Barry Middleton (28; Doncaster, South Yorkshire;
East Grinstead)
Robert Moore (31; Winchester, Hampshire;
Surbiton)
Richard Smith (24; Portsmouth, Hampshire;
Loughborough Students)
James Tindall (29; Virginia Water, Surrey;
Surbiton)
Alastair Wilson (28; Sheffield, South Yorkshire;
Beeston)
There is no shortage of international experience in
the squad selected today, which contains 12 members of the England
team which won European gold for the first time in 2009, beating
Germany in the final.
Many of the squad were also involved as England won
silver at the 2010 Champions Trophy and bronze at the 2011
EuroHockey Nations Championship. For seven of the squad, however,
London 2012 will be their first taste of the Olympic Games.
Team GB have won Olympic gold in men’s hockey three
times; at the first two tournaments in 1908 and 1920, and most
recently at the Seoul 1988 Games.
Doncaster-born Barry Middleton, 28, will captain
the side. To date, he has made 96 appearances for Great Britain,
making him the sixth-most capped player in the team’s
history.
The London Games will be the fifth Olympics in
which Head Coach Jason Lee has been involved.  He competed
twice as a player, at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, and has led
the squad as Head Coach into the last two Olympic campaigns at
Athens 2004 and Beijing 2008.
Team GB has been drawn in Pool A where they will
face Australia, Spain, Pakistan, Argentina and South Africa. The
top two ranked teams will progress to the semi-finals.
In preparation for the Games, the Team GB squad are
scheduled to participate in a tri-nation event in Santander, Spain
from July 14th-18th.  There they will face their Spanish hosts
– who won silver in Beijing – as well as eight-time Olympic
champions India.
Team GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt said:
“I’m delighted to welcome such a talented and
experienced group of men’s hockey players to Team GB for the London
2012 Olympics.  The consistent progress that the squad has
achieved since the last Olympic Games is really impressive and they
now have a fantastic opportunity to contend for a medal at the
Riverbank Arena this summer.
“Under Jason Lee’s leadership, the squad have
developed a very fast, skilful and exciting brand of hockey, which
has thrilled crowds and earned plaudits around the world over the
last few years. We will continue to give Jason and his squad our
full support in the vital final weeks prior to the Games to ensure
they have every opportunity to perform to their full potential on
the greatest sporting stage of all at the Olympics.
“I’m sure the players selected today will relish
the opportunity to play in front of a vocal and supportive 16,000
strong home crowd at the Riverbank Arena, and the support could
give Team GB that little bit of extra energy and inspiration needed
to challenge for the medals.”

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced
today the 16 players who will represent Team GB in men’s hockey at
the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Unfortunately, there is no place for Scotland international
Niall Stott, who misses out on selection.

The selected athletes are: name (age; hometown; current
club):

Nicholas Catlin (23; Marlow, Bucks; Reading)

Jonathan Clarke (31; Southend-on-Sea, Essex; Reading)

Matthew Daly (28; Surbiton, Greater London; Surbiton)

James Fair (31; Chester, Cheshire; Cannock)

Daniel Fox (29; Godalming, Surrey; Hampstead &
Westminster)

Ben Hawes (31; Lewes, East Sussex; Wimbledon)

Ashley Jackson (24; Tunbridge Wells, Kent; East Grinstead)

Iain Lewers (28; Belfast, Northern Ireland; East Grinstead)

Iain Mackay (27; Braintree, Essex; Reading)

Harry Martin (19; Ipswich, Suffolk; Old Loughtonians)

Barry Middleton (28; Doncaster, South Yorkshire; East
Grinstead)

Robert Moore (31; Winchester, Hampshire; Surbiton)

Richard Smith (24; Portsmouth, Hampshire; Loughborough
Students)

James Tindall (29; Virginia Water, Surrey; Surbiton)

Alastair Wilson (28; Sheffield, South Yorkshire; Beeston)

Glenn Kirkham (29; Chelmsford; East Grinstead)

There is no shortage of international experience in the squad
selected today, which contains 12 members of the England team which
won European gold for the first time in 2009, beating Germany in
the final.

Many of the squad were also involved as England won silver at
the 2010 Champions Trophy and bronze at the 2011 EuroHockey Nations
Championship. For seven of the squad, however, London 2012 will be
their first taste of the Olympic Games.

Team GB have won Olympic gold in men’s hockey three times; at
the first two tournaments in 1908 and 1920, and most recently at
the Seoul 1988 Games.

Doncaster-born Barry Middleton, 28, will captain the side. To
date, he has made 96 appearances for Great Britain, making him the
sixth-most capped player in the team’s history.

The London Games will be the fifth Olympics in which Head Coach
Jason Lee has been involved.  He competed twice as a player,
at Barcelona 1992 and Atlanta 1996, and has led the squad as Head
Coach into the last two Olympic campaigns at Athens 2004 and
Beijing 2008.

Team GB has been drawn in Pool A where they will face Australia,
Spain, Pakistan, Argentina and South Africa. The top two ranked
teams will progress to the semi-finals.

In preparation for the Games, the Team GB squad are scheduled to
participate in a tri-nation event in Santander, Spain from July
14th-18th.  There they will face their Spanish hosts – who won
silver in Beijing – as well as eight-time Olympic champions
India.

Team GB Chef de Mission Andy Hunt said:

“I’m delighted to welcome such a talented and experienced group
of men’s hockey players to Team GB for the London 2012 Olympics.
 The consistent progress that the squad has achieved since the
last Olympic Games is really impressive and they now have a
fantastic opportunity to contend for a medal at the Riverbank Arena
this summer.

“Under Jason Lee’s leadership, the squad have developed a very
fast, skilful and exciting brand of hockey, which has thrilled
crowds and earned plaudits around the world over the last few
years. We will continue to give Jason and his squad our full
support in the vital final weeks prior to the Games to ensure they
have every opportunity to perform to their full potential on the
greatest sporting stage of all at the Olympics.

“I’m sure the players selected today will relish the opportunity
to play in front of a vocal and supportive 16,000 strong home crowd
at the Riverbank Arena, and the support could give Team GB that
little bit of extra energy and inspiration needed to challenge for
the medals.”

 

 

 

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