Rob Hill (field hockey)

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Rob Hill (born 11 June 1967) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics. [1]

He now plays for Mighty 4s at Eastbourne Hockey club (he won the most improved player in 2017) and also works at Eastbourne College as Director of Hockey. [2] He is currently house master of Wargrave House. [3] He used to teach at Sherborne School. [4]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rob Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. "Hockey". Eastbourne College. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  3. "Wargrave (boys) | Eastbourne College". www.eastbourne-college.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. "Olympic hockey star presents school sport awards" . Retrieved 26 September 2015.