Rob Thompson (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 August 1965 Blackdown, Warwickshire, England | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1987–1996 | Hounslow | ||
| 1996–1999 | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| England & Great Britain | |||
Robert Patrick W. Thompson (born 6 August 1965) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Thompson, born in Blackdown, Warwickshire, England, represented Warwickshire at county level and played club hockey for Hounslow Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League from 1987.[1] In 1987, Thompson was capped for England after being called up for the 1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Moscow.[2]
In May 1989 he became the first player to score five goals for England in one match.[3] While at his club Hounslow, he was selected for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[4]
Thompson became captain of Hounslow and was also selected for the 1996 Summer Olympics but was forced to miss them because of a serious ankle injury.[5] After recovering from injury he joined Hampstead & Westminster as a player coach for the 1996–1997 season.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Sport in short". Reading Evening Post. 11 January 1988. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Englands's Euro bid". Birmingham News. 9 July 1987. Retrieved 17 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Five star". Birmingham News. 31 May 1989. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey star going for gold". Rugby Advertiser. 28 May 1992. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey team needs to find the net to have a chance". Middlesex Chronicle. 18 July 1996. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Five out for start of season". Hounslow & Chiswick Informer. 27 September 1996. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
