Ollie Willars

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Ollie Willars
Personal information
Born (1990-06-25) 25 June 1990 (age 35)
Leicester, England
Playing position Defender
Youth career
2003 Beeston
Senior career
YearsTeam
2003–2021 Beeston
2021-2024 HGC
2024-2025 Indian Gymkhana
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2012–2019 England & GB 138 (3)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EuroHockey Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Hockey World League
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2014 New Delhi Team

Oliver Wilton Willars (born 25 June 1990) known as Ollie Willars is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Dutch club HGC. He played a total of 138 matches for the England and Great Britain national teams, from 2012 until 2019. [1]

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Biography

Willars was educated at Worksop College and joined Beeston when he was 12 years old and played club hockey for them in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division. [2]

While at Beeston, Willars competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal [3] and repeated the bronze medal success four years later when he represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [4]

In March 2021 it was announced that he had joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC for the 2021–22 season. [5]

In April 2021 he announced his retirement from international hockey [6] [7] and during the Summer of 2024 he became the Head of Hockey at Marlborough College, ending his time in the Netherlands. [8]

He joined Indian Gymkhana for the 2024–25 season.

References

  1. ↑ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
  2. ↑ "Willars to join HGC in Hoofdklasse – Beeston Hockey Club".
  3. ↑ "Ollie Willars biography". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "British hockey trio sign for Dutch club HGC". 4 March 2021. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  6. ↑ ""A Lot Of Happiness And Proud Moments" - Ollie Willars Moves Away From International Hockey". 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Missed Tokyo Dream Forces Willars Retirement | Hockey World News". 7 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Video Interview with Ollie Willars". Marlborough College. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
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