Nicholas Park (field hockey)

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Nick Park
Personal information
Born (1999-04-08) 8 April 1999 (age 26)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career
YearsTeam
2016–2018 Reading
2018–2020 Nottingham Trent University
2019-2020 Beeston
2021–present Surbiton
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2017–2019 England & GB U-21 36 (0)
2022–present England & GB 2 (0)
Medal record
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Mönchengladbach

Nicholas Park (born 8 April 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for Surbiton and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Biography

Park played hockey for Reading, [1] Nottingham Trent University and Beeston [2] [3] before joining Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for 2021/2022 season. [4]

While at Surbiton, Park made his senior England debut against Spain on 4 February 2022 and won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach. [5]

He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [6] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. [7]

Park was part of the Surbiton team that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season. [8]

References

  1. ↑ "Hockey: Major overhaul at Reading ahead of season opener". Reading Chronicle. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "NTU Men's Hockey Scholars gear up to go head-to-head with Holland".
  3. ↑ "Park gets call-up".
  4. ↑ "Men's 1s Announce Four New Signings for 2021/22 Campaign | Surbiton Hockey Club". surbitonhc.com.
  5. ↑ "EuroHockey: England men lose out to the Netherlands in dramatic final". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  6. ↑ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ↑ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ↑ "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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