James Gall (field hockey)

James Gall

Personal information
Born	(1995-05-20) 20 May 1995 (age 30) Frimley, Surrey, England
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) [1]
Weight	63 kg (139 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career
Years	Team
2012-2014	Surbiton
2014–2015	Beeston
2015–2017	University of Nottingham
2017–present	Surbiton
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2013–2016	England & GB U21	36
2017–present	England & GB	94	(5)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing   England Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team EuroHockey Championship 2023 Mönchengladbach EuroHockey Junior Championship 2014 Waterloo

James Richard Gall (born 20 May 1995) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton and the England and Great Britain national teams. ^{[2] [3]} He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Gall was educated at Cranleigh School, Surrey ^[4] and began his hockey career with Surbiton, making his league debut in 2016. He played for England under-21 in the 2013 and 2016 Junior World Cups and won a bronze medal at the 2014 European under-21 championships.

He then played for Beeston, joining in September 2014 ^[5] and the University of Nottingham from 2015. ^{[6] [7]} He joined the Great Britain's centralised programme in 2017.

Gall made his senior debut for England versus South Africa in March 2017 and was a member of the Great Britain squad which won the 2017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup Final in Ipoh, Malaysia, on 6 May 2017 – the first time either Great Britain or England had won this title since 1994.

Gall re-joined Surbiton for the 2017-18 season and represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. ^[8]

He was selected to represent Great Britain for the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. ^[9] He won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach. ^[10]

Gall was part of the Surbiton team that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season. ^[11]

References

1. "GALL James". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 15 March 2019.
2. https://teamengland.org/team-england-athletes/james-gall ^{[ bare URL ]}
3. "James Gall - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
4. "James Gall gets England U21 call up - Cranleigh School". cranleigh.org. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
5. "Wimbledon Hockey Club hungry to make championship finals after recruiting 'strong' team". South West Londoner. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
6. http://surbitonhc.com/james-gall-re-signs-for-surbiton-m1/ ^{[ dead link ]}
7. "Surbiton add two GB internationals while Reading also make moves - EHL". ehlhockey.tv. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
8. "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
9. "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
10. "EuroHockey: England men lose out to the Netherlands in dramatic final". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
11. "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.

External links

• James Gall at the International Hockey Federation
• James Gall at Olympedia