Alf Dinnie

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Alf Dinnie
Personal information
Born (1994-12-01) 1 December 1994 (age 30)
Devon, England
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
2013–2025 Cardiff & Met
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2017– Wales 65
Medal record
Representing Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales
European Championship II
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Lousada Team

Alf Bradley Dinnie (born 1 December 1994) is an English born, Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales. He competed for Wales at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Dinnie was educated in South Dartmoor Community College in Devon and studied Sport and Exercise Science at Cardiff Metropolitan University. [1]

While at the university he played club hockey for Cardiff & Met Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League [2] and made his Welsh debut against France in 2017. [1] In 2018 he was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia. [3]

Four years later, he was selected to represent Wales again at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, [4] [5] helping his nation to a sixth-place finish during the men's tournament after being defeated by New Zealand in the fifth place play off match on 7 August 2022. [6]

In 2023, Dinnie helped Wales qualify for the their first World Cup in 2023. [1] In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final. [7] [8]

Dinnie is a lecturer in performance analysis at Cardiff Metropolitan University in their Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences department. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Alf Dinnie". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  2. "Alf Dinnie Caridd & Met". EHL Hockey. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  3. "Commonwealth Games 2018: Meet Team Wales heading to Australia's Gold Coast". BBC Sport. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  4. "Hockey Wales 2022 Commonwealth Games squads". South West Sports News. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  5. "Hockey Commonwealth Games 2022: Wales select 'incredibly competitive' squads". The Hockey Paper. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  6. "Commonwealth Games: Hockey - Men results". BBC Sport. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  7. "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". FBBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  8. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
  9. "Alf Dinnie". Cardiff Metropolitan University. Retrieved 7 August 2025.