John Shaw (field hockey)

John David Shaw (born 24 April 1962) is an English former field hockey player.

John Shaw
Personal information
Full name John David Shaw
Born (1962-04-24) 24 April 1962 (age 62)
Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Hockey World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1986 London Team competition

Shaw represented Great Britain in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.[1] He also won a silver medal with England at the 1986 World Cup.[2] He also won an Olympic gold medal in Seoul.

Shaw was born in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. He is working as a Hockey Coach at Surbiton High School, and also coaches at Old Cranleighans Hockey Club. He has previously worked as a coach for Southgate Hockey Club Men's 1st XI and for Oxford University Hockey Club.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Shaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Remembering the boys of 86 – Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Southgate Hockey Club". Retrieved 20 November 2014.

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