Personal information | |||
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Born | Swansea, Wales | 17 December 1990||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2012–2013 | Loughborough Students | ||
2014–2017 | Cardiff & Met | ||
2017–2020 | Reading | ||
2020–2025 | Cardiff & Met | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
2009–2025 | Wales | 150 |
Owain Ellis Dolan-Gray (born 17 December 1990) is a Welsh field hockey player who has represented Wales. He competed for Wales at three Commonwealth Games in 2014, 2018 and 2022.
Dolan-Gray made his Welsh debut against Malaysia in 2009. He studied at Loughborough University and played club hockey for Loughborough Students in the Men's England Hockey League. [1] Towards the end of his studies he was selected to represent the Welsh team at the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. [2]
He joined Cardiff & Met around the same time and after three years at Cardiff, [1] joined Reading Hockey Club for the 2017–18 season. [3] While at Reading, he took up a coaching role with Wallingford Hockey Club, looking after the men's first and second teams and a second Commonwealth Games appearance ensued in 2018. [4]
He made his 100th appearance for Wales against the United States in 2019 [1] before returning to Cardiff & Met, where he studied part time Sustainability Planning and Environmental Policy. [5]
Dolan-Gray was selected to represent Wales at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, [6] [7] helping his nation to a sixth place finish during the men's tournament after being defeated by New Zealand in the fifth place play off match on 7 August 2022. [8] Additionally he was part of the Welsh team that played at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship. [9]
In 2025, he earned his 150th cap for Wales. [10]