Gareth Hall (field hockey)

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Gareth Hall
Personal information
Born (1982-10-22) 22 October 1982 (age 42)
Senior career
YearsTeam
2000–2013 Kelburne
2013–2016 Beeston
2016–2018 Wimbledon
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2003–2019 Scotland 115
Medal record
Representing Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland
European Championship II
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2007 Lisbon Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Vinnytsia Team

Gareth Hall (born 22 October 1982) [1] is a Scottish former field hockey player who represented the Scotland men's national field hockey team at two Commonwealth Games.

Biography

Hall played club hockey for Kelburne Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership. [2] While at Kelburne he made his international debut with Scotland. [3]

Hall won a bronze medal with Scotland at the 2007 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy [4] and played for the Scottish team during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. [5] The following year, Hall won a bronze medal with the Scotland team at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine. [6]

Hhe moved to play his club hockey with Beeston Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League for the start of the 2013–2014 season [7] and while there helped the team win the league title. Shortly after the title, he participated in his second Commonwealth Games after being selected as a member of Team Scotland for the men's tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. [8] [9]

Hall signed for Wimbledon Hockey Club from 2016/17 and took an assistant coach role and in 2019, he was the national team manager for Scotland at the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Antwerp. [10]

References

  1. "Hockey World League Round 2 - Paris (FRA) Men". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  2. "Scotland Men's squad for World League announced". Scottish Hockey Club. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  3. "Hockey: Kelburne four in Scots squads". Daily Record. 19 September 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  4. "Hockey: Scotland bronze medal secured". The Herald. 17 September 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  5. "HOCKEY: Kelburne stars dominate Commonwealth Games selection squad". Daily Record. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  6. "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  7. "NOW: Pensions Men's Premier League: Preview, Part 1". Top of the D. 12 September 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  8. "Glasgow 2014: Final Team Scotland picks announced". BBC Sport. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  9. "Glasgow 2014: Scotland's Commonwealth Games team". BBC Sport. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2025.
  10. "Scotland's EuroHockey Championship dream crushed by Netherlands". BBC Sport. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2025.