David Luckes

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David Luckes
MBE
Personal information
Born 24 April 1969 (1969-04-24) (age 56)
Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
YearsTeam
1987–1999 East Grinstead
1999–2002 Surbiton
National team
YearsTeamCaps
1989–2000 GB & England 125
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Dublin Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1999 Padua Team

David James Luckes MBE (born 24 April 1969) is a male former field hockey goalkeeper, who competed at three Olympic Games. [1]

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Biography

Luckes born in Newport and raised in Bridgwater, Somerset, was educated at Millfield [2] and studied at Sussex University. [3] He played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League from 1987, replacing Ian Taylor as the club's goalkeeper and was soon capped for the England U21 team. [4]

He made his England debut in 1989 and Great Britain debut during the June 1990 BMW Trophy tournament in Amsterdam. [5] At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, he represented Great Britain at his first and second Olympics. [1] He also played in the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup [6] and represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur [7] [8] and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup. [9]

After 12 years at East Grinstead he left to join Surbiton for the 1999/2000 season [10] and it was at Surbtion that he made his final Olympic appearances in 2000. [11]

He earned 125 caps for England and GB between 1989 and 2000. Towards the end of his career, he also played cricket to a high level. [12]

He wrote the initial feasibility study for the UK 2012 Olympic bid and was in charge of Sport Competition for London Organising Committee. Formerly Director of Sport for International Hockey Federation in Switzerland, he is now associate director for Summer Olympic Sports and IF Relations at the International Olympic Committee.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Hill eyes chance to teake on the Germans" . Western Daily Press. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Hockey" . Bristol Evening Post. 5 July 1989. Retrieved 30 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Taking it on the chin" . Cambridge Daily News. 17 October 1988. Retrieved 30 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "New faces in GB hockey squad" . Shields Daily Gazette. 23 May 1990. Retrieved 30 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Bobby's call Down Under" . Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  8. ↑ "Three more for England" . Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Holden's team can't stop Rott" . Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ↑ "Four sign for Surbiton" . Kingston Informer. 13 August 1999. Retrieved 30 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ↑ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad" . The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Priory penalised as Ibrahim stars again" . Sussex Express. 19 July 2002. Retrieved 30 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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