James Fair (field hockey)

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James Fair
Personal information
Born 8 January 1981 (1981-01-08) (age 44)
Chester, England
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 79 kg (174 lb)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career
YearsTeam
2000–2012 Cannock
2024–2025 Bromsgrove
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
England 87
Great Britain 38
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
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Mönchengladbach Team

James John W. Fair (born 8 January 1981) [1] is an English former field hockey player who played as a goalkeeper for England and Great Britain and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Fair was born in Chester, England and from 1989 to 1999 he was educated at The King's School, Chester. [2] He graduated from Birmingham University in 2003 in Geography and Geology. [3]

Fair played club hockey for Cannock in the Men's England Hockey League [4] and while at the club, he made his international debut in 2005, [1] represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne [5] [6] and was selected as a travelling reserve to represent Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Olympics, although he did not play any matches. [7] In 2009 he was made goalkeeper of the year by the FIH. Fair also played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi. [8] He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany. [9]

Still at Cannock, Fair represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. [10] This time he was Great Britain's first choice goalkeeper and started every match. [7] Following Great Britain's defeat 3–1 defeat to Australia in the bronze playoff game, Fair was not one of the five Olympians selected for the England squad chosen to go to the 2012 Champions Trophy. For the 2024/25 season he played for Bromsgrove Hockey Club.

He used to work at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire. He now works at King Edward's School, Birmingham as a Geography Teacher. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "At a glance: James Fair". Great Britain Hockey. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Inspirational Alumni Members". The King's School Chester. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ↑ "Hockey alumni". Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Champions' faith in their young talent" . Wolverhampton Express and Star. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Mantells go back to India with England". Berkshire Live. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  10. ↑ "London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad". GBR Athletics. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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