Michael Hoare (field hockey)

Mikey Hoare

Hoare at Lee Valley Hockey Centre in June 2017
Personal information
Born	(1985-11-14) 14 November 1985 (age 39)
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Playing position	Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
0000–2005	Formby
2005–2012	Bowdon
2012–2013	Beeston
2013–2022	Wimbledon
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2012–2022	England & GB	156	(2)
Medal record Representing   England Commonwealth Games 2014 Glasgow Team World League 2014 New Delhi Team EuroHockey Championship 2017 Amstelveen Team

Michael James Peter Hoare (born 14 November 1985) is an English former international field hockey player who played as a defender for England and Great Britain. ^[2] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Biography

Hoare was educated at Range High School, Formby, Merseyside and started playing club hockey for Formby Hockey Club. In 2005, he joined Bowdon in the Men's England Hockey League and stayed with them for seven years. ^[3]

For the 2012/13 season, Hoare joined Beeston and made his England debut against India in the December 2012 Champions Trophy. ^[4] The following season he moved clubs to play for Wimbledon.

While at Wimbledon, he competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal ^[5] and represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. ^[6]

Michael is a qualified PE teacher and hockey coach and became Director of Hockey Development at Amersham & Chalfont HC.^{[ citation needed ]} As well as the founder and Director of a new coaching company The Hockey Lab.^{[ citation needed ]} In 2023, he became Head of High Performance Hockey at Repton School.

References

1. "HOARE Michael". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 12 March 2019.
2. "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
3. "EHL Statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
4. "Michael Hoare - GB Hockey". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
5. "Michael Hoare biography". glasgow2014.com. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
6. "Team GB name hockey squads for summer Olympics in Rio". Sky Sports. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.