Timothy Drummond

Tim Drummond
Personal information
Full name Timothy James Drummond
Born (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988 (age 36)
Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 81 kg (179 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club HDM
Senior career
Years Team
2011–2013 SCHC
–2021 Klein Zwitserland
2021–present HDM
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2012–2023 South Africa 163 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place 2013 Nairobi
Gold medal – first place 2017 Ismaili
Gold medal – first place 2022 Accra
Last updated on: 26 May 2022

Timothy James Drummond[1] (born 5 March 1988), also known as Tim Drummond,[2][3] is a South African field hockey player[4][5] who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club HDM and the South African national team.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[5] Drummond was educated at Hilton College.[6]

In 2023, he announced his retirement from International Hockey.[3]

Club career

Drummond spent several years in England playing for Henley Hockey Club. In 2011, he joined SCHC in the Netherlands, where he played for two seasons.[7] He also played for Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[8] In the summer of 2021, he left Klein Zwitserland to join HDM, which competes in the Dutch second division.[9]

Personal life

In 2022, he married Dutch field hockey player Eva de Goede.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Timothy James Drummond". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ^ "DRUMMOND Tim". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Tim Drummond Announces Retirement from South African Hockey". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Timothy Drummond". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Timothy Drummond". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  6. ^ Old Boy International Sportsmen, archived from the original on 10 August 2014
  7. ^ "Mannen van SCHC strikken nog eens vijf spelers". nu.nl (in Dutch). NU.nl. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Voor grote onbekende KZ is HK-voorbereiding gevecht tegen de klok". hockey.nl (in Dutch). The Hague: Hockey.nl. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Tim Drummond maakt overstap naar HDM". haagsetopsport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Eva de Goede heet voortaan Eva Drummond" [Eva de Goede is now called Eva Drummond]. DeNieuwsbode.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2022. Nederlandse hockeyinternational Eva de Goede heet voortaan Eva Drummond. Ze is namelijk in Zeist, zonder veel tam-tam, getrouwd met Tim Drummond [Dutch hockey international Eva de Goede is now called Eva Drummond. She married Tim Drummond in Zeist, without much fanfare]
  11. ^ "Hockeygrootheid Drummond is terug en moet bondscoach Van Ass overtuigen" [Hockey great Drummond is back and has to convince national coach Van Ass]. NOS.nl (in Dutch). 24 October 2023. hockeyster Eva Drummond, zoals Eva de Goede door het leven gaat sinds haar huwelijk met de Zuid-Afrikaanse hockeyer Tim Drummond [hockey player Eva Drummond, as Eva de Goede has gone through life since her marriage to the South African hockey player Tim Drummond]