Duncan Woods (field hockey)

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Duncan Woods
Personal information
Born April 1973
Cambridge, England
Senior career
YearsTeam
1992–1993 St Albans
1994–2002 Southgate
2007–2008 Chelmsford
National team
YearsTeamCaps
GB & England 90
Medal record
field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Duncan James Woods (born April 1973) is a male British former field hockey player who represented Great Britain and England.

Biography

Woods was educated at The Leys School and studied at Loughborough University. [1] He played club hockey for Southgate in the Men's England Hockey League. [2]

While at Southgate, he won a bronze medal for England at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, [3] [4] participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup [5] and represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. [6] [7]

After retiring from international hockey, Woods went into coaching. He was player/coach at Chelmsford and joined Felsted School as a coach in 2007. [8]

Woods was appointed first team coach of Belper in 2012 [9] before moving to Leicester for the 2013/14 season. [10]

He later became a coach at Millfield.

References

  1. "England man says yes to Cambs" . Cambridge Daily News. 26 March 1993. Retrieved 26 May 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. "Hockey: Woods sets the ball rolling". The Independent. 4 November 1997. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  3. "Three more for England" . Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Commonwealth Games 1998 Team | Team England". teamengland.org. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
  5. "Holden's team can't stop Rott" . Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. "Parnham in latest squad" . Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025 via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. "England coach joins Felsted School". Leicester City Hockey Club. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. "New 1st Team Coach appointed". Belper Hockey Club. 30 August 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. "Investec Women's Premier League 2013/14: Preview Part One". Leicester City Hockey Club. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2025.