Gareth Furlong

Gareth Furlong

Personal information
Born	(1992-05-10) 10 May 1992 (age 33) Cambridge, England
Playing position	Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
?-2009	Cambridge Nomads
2009-2011	Harleston Magpies
2011-2014	Sheffield
2014-2018	Surbiton
2018-2019	HC Tilburg
2019-2020	Cardiff & Met
2020-2021	HC Tilburg
2021-Present	Surbiton
2024-Present	Delhi SG Pipers
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2010-Present	Wales	158	(105)
2024-Present	GB	17	(7)
Medal record Representing   Wales European Championship II 2025 Lousada Team

Gareth Furlong (born 10 May 1992) ^[1] is a Welsh field hockey player, who competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. His brother is Rhodri Furlong. ^[2]

Biography

Furlong, born in Cambridge, ^[3] began playing club hockey for Cambridge Nomads before joining Harleston Magpies. ^[4] He made his Welsh senior debut against the United States in 2010 ^[4]

He studied Sport Science at Sheffield Hallam University and duly played for Sheffield Hallam HC and was called up to represent Wales in the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. ^[5]

He later played for Surbiton Hockey Club, where he won the league title in both the 17/18 and 18/19 seasons and was selected to represent Wales at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. ^[6] Furlong then moved to the Netherlands to play for HC Tilburg which was split for one season with Cardiff & Met, while he completed a masters degree. ^[4]

He represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. ^[7]

After returning to play for Surbiton, Furlong was part of the team that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season. ^[8]

In 2025, he helped Wales win the gold medal at the European Championship II, defeating Ireland in the final. ^{[9] [10]}

References

1. "Gareth Furlong" . Retrieved 2 August 2024.
2. "Welsh hockey legend praises his first club Cambridge Nomads". Cambridge News. 24 May 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
3. "The Paris 2024 Olympic Hockey squad:". Great Britain Hockey Sport. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
4. "Gareth Furlong". Hockey Wales. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
5. "Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2014: Team Wales". BBC Sport. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
6. "Commonwealth Games: Wales name Gold Coast Games hockey teams". BBC Sport. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
7. "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
8. "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
9. "Wales men beat Ireland in EuroHockey II final shootout". FBBC Sport. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 7 August 2025.
10. "EuroHockey Championship II 2025 Men". FIH. Retrieved 7 August 2025.

External links

• Gareth Furlong at the International Hockey Federation