Harry Gibson (field hockey)

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Harry Gibson
Personal information
Born (1993-03-25) 25 March 1993 (age 32)
Taunton, England
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) [1]
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
YearsTeam
–2014 Loughborough Students
2014–2016 Hampstead & Westminster
2016–2022 Surbiton
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2013–2014 England & GB U21 27
2015–2021 GB 41 (0)
2017–2021 England 36 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EuroHockey Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Waterloo

Harry Jay Gibson (born 25 March 1993) is an English field hockey player, who played as a goalkeeper for the England and Great Britain national teams. [2]

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Biography

Gibson was born in Taunton, England, and educated at Millfield in Street, Somerset. [3]

He played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Loughborough Students before joining Hampstead & Westminster in 2014. [4]

In October 2015, he made his senior Great Britain debut against Argentina [5] and joined Premier Division Surbiton for the 2016 season. [6] While at Surbiton he made his England debut in March 2017 [5] and represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [7]

In December 2021, Gibson announced his retirement from international hockey. [5]

References

  1. "GIBSON Harry". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  2. "Harry Gibson | Great Britain Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021.
  3. "Our Athletes".
  4. "Wimbledon Hockey Club hungry to make championship finals after recruiting 'strong' team". South West Londoner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 ""For Those Relationships, Memories And Lessons, I'll Be Forever Grateful" – Harry Gibson Retires". England Hockey. 3 December 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  6. "News for 17 September 2016". England Hockey. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  7. "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.