Samuel Ward (field hockey)
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| Full name | Samuel Ian Ward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
24 December 1990 Leicester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Old Georgians | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2009 | Leicester | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2011 | Beeston | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2013 | Loughborough Students | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2015 | Beeston | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | Holcombe | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Beeston | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Old Georgians | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014– | England & GB | 126 | (72) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 10 February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel "Sam" Ian Ward (born 24 December 1990) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a forward for the England and Great Britain national team.
Club career
Ward plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians.[1]
He has also played club hockey for Beeston (3 spells), Holcombe, Loughborough Students and Leicester.[2]
International career
He competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics, and for England in the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.[3][4][5] During the Olympic Qualifier against Malaysia, he was struck by the ball in the face and he lost some sight in his left eye.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=9847&itemTitle=Sam+Ward§ion=44
- ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=9847&itemTitle=Sam+Ward§ion=44
- ^ "WARD Sam - Olympic Hockey - Great Britain". Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "GB Hockey Profile". England Hockey. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Sam Ward: GB & England hockey player fighting for career after losing sight in left eye". www.bbc.com. BBC. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
External links
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- Alumni of Loughborough University
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- Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Holcombe Hockey Club players
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