Adam Dixon (field hockey)

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Adam Dixon
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Personal information
Born (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986 (age 38)
Nottingham, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Senior career
YearsTeam
2002–2016 Beeston
2016–2017 Rotterdam
2017–2023 Beeston
2023–present Repton
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2009–2021 England & GB 290 (22)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 New Delhi Team

Adam Graham Dixon (born 11 September 1986) is an English field hockey player who played as a defender/midfielder for the England and Great Britain national teams. He represented Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Olympics and captained both Great Britain and England.

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Biography

Dixon was born in Nottingham and grew up in Newark on Trent, where he played for Newark Hockey Club and went to school at Worksop College.

He played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Beeston from 2002 to 2016. While at Beeston, Dixon made his full international debut in May 2009 and played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. [1] He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany. [2]

He was named the 2013 Player of the Year by the Hockey Writers' Club. He competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. [3] In June 2016 he was selected for Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. [4]

After 14 years with Beeston he played in Netherlands for HC Rotterdam for the 2016–2017 season [5] before returning to Beeston in 2017. He won his 200th cap for England and GB on 21 August 2017 vs Germany [6] and represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [7]

On 7 February 2019 it was announced that he had been appointed captain of England and GB. [8] Dixon was selected to represent Great Britain squad for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [9]

Dixon announced his retirement from playing International hockey after the Olympic Games in Tokyo. [10]

In 2023, Dixon was appointed Director of Hockey at Repton School and subsequently played hockey for Repton Hockey Club. [11]

References

  1. ↑ "Mantells go back to India with England". Berkshire Live. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Adam Dixon biography". Glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Team GB name hockey squads for summer Olympics in Rio". Sky Sports. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Adam Dixon". EnglandHockey.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Adam Dixon named GB and England Captain - GB Hockey". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Dixon Retires from International Hockey; Kerry Reflects on Tokyo Olympics | Great Britain Hockey".
  11. ↑ "Repton apponuits new Director of Hockey". Repton School. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
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