Liam Sanford

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Liam Sanford
Personal information
Born (1996-03-14) 14 March 1996 (age 29)
Wegberg, Germany
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
YearsTeam
–2017 Team Bath Buccaneers
2017–2019 Reading
2019–2026 Old Georgians
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2014–2016 England & GB U21 23
2017–present England & GB 76 (0)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Mönchengladbach
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

Liam Sanford (born 14 March 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams. [1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Sanford began playing hockey for Wycombe Hockey Club and the RAF before joining Team Bath Buccaneers. [2] Sanford became the first-ever Team Bath Buccaneers men's player to represent England Hockey at senior level when he helped his country to a 5–2 win over South Africa in Cape Town. [3]

In 2017, Sanford joined Reading in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2017–18 season and while there represented England and won a bronze medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [4]

He transferred to Old Georgians for the 2019–20 season. [5] Sanford earned a call up to the Great Britain Olympic squad for the delayed 2020 Olympics Games in Tokyo. [6] [7]

Sanford helped Old Georgians win the league and cup double during the 2022-23 season and the league title during the 2023-24 season. [8]

He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [9] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. [10]

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  2. ↑ "Latest News :: Wycombe Hockey Club".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ "Team Bath Buccs' Liam Sanford makes historic debut as England Hockey win in South Africa". 3 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hockey transfers 2019/20: Latests ins and outs in English Premier Divisions". The Hockey Paper. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. ↑ "Old Georgians crowned champs as Surbiton and Wimbledon win EHL spots". EHL. Retrieved 16 April 2024.
  9. ↑ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  10. ↑ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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