Peter Marsh (field hockey)

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Peter Marsh
Personal information
Born (1951-05-12) 12 May 1951 (age 74)
Dover, England
Height 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 78 kg (172 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
1970–1981 Harborne
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
Wales & Great Britain

Peter Richard James Marsh (born 12 May 1951) is a British former field hockey player who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Marsh was born in Dover, England and educated at Millfield School. He chose to compete for Wales [2] and made his debut aged just 18. [3]

He lived in Redditch and represented Staffordshire at county level. [4]

Marsh primarily played club hockey for Harborne Hockey Club. [5] While at Harborne he competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich [6]

He was selected for the Great Britain team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but subsequently did not attend due to the boycott. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peter Marsh Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "England read Millfield" . Bristol Evening Post. 4 March 1970. Retrieved 6 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Wales pick 3 from Midlands" . Birmingham Mail. 29 April 1970. Retrieved 6 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Welsh cap makes debut for Staffs hockey team" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 15 October 1970. Retrieved 6 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "History of Harborne Hockey Club". Harborne Hockey Club. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ↑ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The Complete book of the Olympics. Aurum Press Limited. ISBN   1-85410-692-9.
  7. ↑ "Moscow 1980 Olympic Games: Great Britain Team". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 26 July 2025.
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