Ben Hawes

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Ben Hawes
MBE
Personal information
Born 28 July 1980 (1980-07-28) (age 45)
Lewes, East Sussex, England
Height 175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
Lewes
2003–2004 Surbiton
2004–2006 Amsterdam
2006–2010 Surbiton
2010–2017 Wimbledon
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
GB 99
England 132
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Mönchengladbach Team
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Barcelona Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Amsterdam Team

Benjamin Robert Hawes MBE (born 28 July 1980) is a former English field hockey player who played for the England and the Great Britain national team in midfield or as a halfback. He represented Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2004, 2008 (as captain) and 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Hawes played club hockey for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League and while at Surbiton represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. [1] [2] He moved to play in Amsterdam and represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [3] [4]

He returned to Surbiton and at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he represented Great Britain again and was the captain of the team during the tournament. [1] He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany. [5]

Hawes left Surbiton at the end of 2010 season and joined Wimbledon and while at the club represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. [6]

Hawes earned 132 caps representing England and 99 caps representing Great Britain (231 international caps) before he announced his retirement from international hockey in 2013. [7] [8]

He became the coach of the Wimbledon men's team and was named Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes' Commission in 2015, [9] representing British Olympic Athletes on the BOA Board, after serving on the commission for four years.

Hawes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sport. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad". BBC Sport. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Five announce international retirements - England Hockey" . Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  8. ↑ "Great Britain hockey players announce international retirement". BBC Sport. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "BOA ATHLETES COMMISSION".
  10. ↑ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B20.


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