Paul Bolland (field hockey)

Paul Bolland

Personal information
Born	(1965-03-13) 13 March 1965 (age 60) Weston-super-Mare, England
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
Senior career
Years	Team
–1986	York
1986–1988	Leicester Westleigh
1988–1989	Wakefield
1989–1998	Hounslow
1998–2001	St Albans
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	Great Britain
	England
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing   Great Britain Champions Trophy 1985 Perth Team competition Representing   England Hockey World Cup 1986 London Team competition European Championship 1987 Moscow Team

Paul Michael Bolland (born 13 March 1965) is a British former field hockey player who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics. ^[1]

Biography

Bolland was born in Weston-super-Mare, England. ^[2]

Bolland played club hockey for York Hockey Club and represented Yorkshire at county level ^[3] and while at the club was part of the silver medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1985 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Perth, Australia ^[4] and won a silver medal with the England team at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London. ^[5]

Bolland signed to play for Leicester Westleigh Hockey Club and then Wakefield Hockey Club before joining Hounslow Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League from the 1989/90 season. ^[6]

At Hounslow, he represented England at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup ^[7] and competed with the Great Britain squad in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. ^{[8] [9]}

Bolland continued to play for Hounslow for another six seasons and became the club captain. He moved to St Albans Hockey Club in October 1998. ^[10]

References

1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Bolland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
2. "Remembering the boys of 86 - Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
3. "Andy in England squad" . Liverpool Daily Post. 21 May 1986. Retrieved 21 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
5. "Hockey" . Middlesex Chronicle. 18 September 1986. Retrieved 19 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Hockey World Cup" . New signings ready. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Hockey World Cup" . Birmingham News. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
8. "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad" . Dundee Courier. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
10. "Hockey" . Kingston Informer. 9 October 1998. Retrieved 15 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Paul Bolland at Olympics.com
• Paul Bolland at Olympedia