Guy Fordham

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Guy Fordham
Personal information
Born 19 July 1975 (1975-07-19) (age 50)
Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Senior career
YearsTeam
1991–1999 Hounslow
1999–2009 Guildford
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
GB & England
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 1999 Padua Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Barcelona Team

Guy Tristan Fordham (born 19 July 1975) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Fordham played club hockey for Hounslow in the Men's England Hockey League, breaking into the first team at the age of 16. [2] He made his England debut with the club in 1995 and became the club captain.

Still at Hounslow, Fordham represented England [3] and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur. [4] [5]

Fordham left Hounslow to join Guildford for the 1999/2000 season. [6] It was while at Guildford that Fordham made his two Olympic appearances, first at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney [7] [8] and then he represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guy Fordham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Taylor-made replacement" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1993. Retrieved 25 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Three more for England" . Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ↑ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ↑ "Purdy on road to recovery" . Daily Express. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad" . The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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