John Shaw (field hockey)

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John Shaw
Personal information
Born (1962-04-24) 24 April 1962 (age 63)
Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Senior career
YearsTeam
1984–1997 Southgate
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
England & Great Britain
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Karachi Team
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
World Cup
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1986 London Team
European Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1987 Moscow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Dublin Team

John David Shaw (born 24 April 1962) is former field hockey player who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Shaw was born in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. He played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League. [2]

Shaw was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Karachi, Pakistan [3] and won a silver medal with England at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup. [4]

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain in the hockey tournament. [5]

After participating in the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup, where he acted as vice-captain, [6] he represented Great Britain at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. [5]

After he retired from playing he coached the Slough women's team. [7] He later worked as a hockey coach at Surbiton High School, and coached at Old Cranleighans Hockey Club. He has previously worked as a coach for Southgate Hockey Club Men's 1st XI and for Oxford University Hockey Club. [8]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Shaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ↑ "Stone face Sean Kerly" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 24 January 1985. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Remembering the boys of 86 – Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Bobby's call Down Under" . Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "John Shaw" . Daily Express. 27 April 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ↑ "Southgate Hockey Club" . Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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