Michael Crowe (field hockey)

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Michael Crowe
Personal information
Born (1942-08-14) 14 August 1942 (age 82)
Surrey, England
Height 181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 72 kg (159 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1964–1967 Tulse Hill
1967–1978 Southgate
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
England & Great Britain

Michael John Brook Crowe (born 14 August 1942) is a British former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Crowe played club hockey for Tulse Hill [2] and made his England debut in 1965. [3]

After joining Southgate Hockey Club in 1968, Crowe would go on to appear at the Olympics and would captain England during their 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup campaign. [4] [5]

He was part of the Southgate team that won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for three successive years in 1976, 1977 and 1978. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Crowe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Cap chance for under-23s" . Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 25 February 1965. Retrieved 5 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "England must think again" . Evening News (London). 25 October 1965. Retrieved 5 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Day shocks seed Haslam" . Evening News (London). 5 January 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Hockey honours" . Liverpool Echo. 2 July 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Europes's other champions chase a hat-trick too". Evening News (London). 12 May 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025.


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