John Shaw (field hockey)

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

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

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

  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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