Glenn Kirkham
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8 October 1982 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Loughborough Students | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | East Grinstead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2013 | England & GB | 223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Glenn Charles W. Kirkham (born 8 October 1982) is an English field hockey player who played for the English and British national team. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Kirkham born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford and played hockey for Long Sutton before studying Sports Science at Loughborough University.[2] While at Loughborough he played club hockey for Loughborough Students in the Men's England Hockey League.
Kirkham made his international senior debut for the national squad in January 2002 in a match against Poland and was named as the England captain for 2006–07 season. and was part of the England team that participated in the field hockey world cup in Monchengladbach, Germany where they finished 5th overall. Additionally, he represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[3][4]
After joining East Grinstead for the start of the 2007/08 season, shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.[1]
He also competed in the 2009 European championships in Amsterdam where England were champions. He was part of the England squad in Delhi, India, at the Hero Honda World Cup that lost only one group game against Spain, putting them through to the semi-finals.[5][6] Kirkham also played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi[7] and was captain of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[8]
Still at East Grinstead, Kirkham represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where the team finished in 4th place. .[9]
He retired from international hockey in 2013.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Kirkham (nicknamed Glenda) started field hockey at the small club of Alford from a young age, where he moved on to Long Sutton. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, and then achieved a BSc in Sports Science at Loughborough University.
He used to play football for the youth team of Scunthorpe United FC where he played in the junior FA Cup. He has also been an above average cricket player in his time, representing Alford & District Cricket Club in the Lincolnshire Premier League.[11]
He lives in Hoddesdon. He was sports coach and form tutor at The Perse School but now is at New Hall School in Chelmsford and is Director of Coaching at Chelmsford Hockey Club.
Has a wife named Marie Kirkham (nee Arbey) and two daughters (Hattie and Freya)[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Lincolnshire Olympians". BBC Sport. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ^ "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenn Kirkham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
- ^ "GB Hockey Profile". Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Mantells go back to India with England". Berkshire Live. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad". GBR Athletics. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
- ^ "Kirkham retires from international hockey - England Hockey". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "BBC - Lincolnshire - People - Glenn Kirkham". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
External links
[edit]- Glenn Kirkham at the International Hockey Federation
- Glenn Kirkham at Olympics.com
- Glenn Kirkham at Team GB
- Glenn Kirkham at Olympedia
- Glenn Kirkham at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- Glenn Kirkham at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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- 1982 births
- English male field hockey players
- Living people
- Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
- 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- British male field hockey players
- Sportspeople from Grimsby
- People from Hoddesdon
- Alumni of Loughborough University
- Loughborough Students field hockey players
- East Grinstead Hockey Club players
- People educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for England
- Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
- English male indoor hockey players
- 2011 FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup players
- 21st-century English sportsmen