Nick Thompson (field hockey)

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Nick Thompson
Personal information
Born 21 September 1967
Hackney, London
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1986–2003 Old Loughtonians
2003–2010 Cannock
National team
YearsTeamCaps
England & Great Britain 196 (58)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
European Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1995 Dublin Team

Nicholas Thompson (born 21 September 1967) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He gained 196 caps and scored 58 goals. [1]

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Biography

Thompson, born in Hackney, only picked up a hockey stick in 1981 aged 14 [2] but by 1983 was representing the England U16 team. [3]

Thompson played club hockey for Old Loughtonians Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League from 1986 and was involved in the Seoul 1988 Olympic training squad. [2] He was selected for the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup. [4] After missing selection for the 1992 Olympics he was added to the squad for the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup. [5]

Still at Old Loughtonians he was selected for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup. [6]

Thompson left Old Loughtonians to join Cannock and experienced a legue title success during the 2003–04 England Hockey League season and in 2010 would become the England Hockey leagues all–time record scorer with 280 goals. [2]

Thompson coached after finishing his playing career and coached the U21 England U21 squad from 2006 until 2008. In 2010 coached Cambridge City Hockey Club to National League status. [2]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nick Thompson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Nick Thompson". Class Hockey. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "England win" . Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 13 April 1983. Retrieved 12 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Kerley under threat" . Daily Express. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 8 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Hockey England World Cup squad" . Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 8 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Holden's team can't stop Rott" . Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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