Glenn Kirkham

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Glenn Kirkham
Personal information
Born (1982-10-08) 8 October 1982 (age 42)
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
Height 176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Midfield
Senior career
YearsTeam
2006–2007 Loughborough Students
2007–2013 East Grinstead
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2002–2013 England & GB 223
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
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mönchengladbach Team

Glenn Charles W. Kirkham (born 8 October 1982) is an English field hockey player who played for the English and British national team. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Kirkham born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford and played hockey for Long Sutton before studying Sports Science at Loughborough University. [2] While at Loughborough he played club hockey for Loughborough Students in the Men's England Hockey League.

Kirkham made his international senior debut for the national squad in January 2002 in a match against Poland and was named as the England captain for 2006–07 season. and was part of the England team that participated in the field hockey world cup in Monchengladbach, Germany where they finished 5th overall. Additionally, he represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. [3] [4]

After joining East Grinstead for the start of the 2007/08 season, shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. [1]

He also competed in the 2009 European championships in Amsterdam where England were champions. He was part of the England squad in Delhi, India, at the Hero Honda World Cup that lost only one group game against Spain, putting them through to the semi-finals. [5] [6] Kirkham also played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi [7] and was captain of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany. [8]

Still at East Grinstead, Kirkham represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where the team finished in 4th place. . [9]

He retired from international hockey in 2013. [10]

Personal life

Kirkham (nicknamed Glenda) started field hockey at the small club of Alford from a young age, where he moved on to Long Sutton. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford, and then achieved a BSc in Sports Science at Loughborough University.

He used to play football for the youth team of Scunthorpe United FC where he played in the junior FA Cup. He has also been an above average cricket player in his time, representing Alford & District Cricket Club in the Lincolnshire Premier League. [11]

He lives in Hoddesdon. He was sports coach and form tutor at The Perse School but now is at New Hall School in Chelmsford and is Director of Coaching at Chelmsford Hockey Club.

Has a wife named Marie Kirkham (nee Arbey) and two daughters (Hattie and Freya)[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Lincolnshire Olympians". BBC Sport. 15 July 2008. Retrieved 1 June 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. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Glenn Kirkham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "GB Hockey Profile". Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "Mantells go back to India with England". Berkshire Live. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad". GBR Athletics. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Kirkham retires from international hockey - England Hockey". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "BBC - Lincolnshire - People - Glenn Kirkham". BBC. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
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