Rob Thompson (field hockey)

For the British field hockey player born 1967, see Nick Thompson (field hockey).

Rob Thompson

Personal information
Born	6 August 1965 Blackdown, Warwickshire, England
Playing position	Forward
Senior career
Years	Team
1987–1996	Hounslow
1996–1999	Hampstead & Westminster
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	England & Great Britain
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing   England European Championship 1995 Dublin Team

Robert Patrick W. Thompson (born 6 August 1965) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Thompson, born in Blackdown, Warwickshire, England, was educated at Lawrence Sheriff School. ^[1]

He represented Warwickshire at county level and played club hockey for Hounslow Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League from 1987. ^[2] In 1987, Thompson was capped for England after being called up for the 1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship in Moscow. ^[3]

In May 1989 he became the first player to score five goals for England in one match. ^[4] While at his club Hounslow, he was selected for the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona. ^[5]

Thompson became captain of Hounslow and was also selected for the 1996 Summer Olympics but was forced to miss them because of a serious ankle injury. ^[6] After recovering from injury he joined Hampstead & Westminster as a player coach for the 1996–1997 season. ^[7]

References

1. "Englands's Euro bid" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 25 November 1993. Retrieved 23 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Sport in short" . Reading Evening Post. 11 January 1988. Retrieved 12 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
3. "Englands's Euro bid" . Birmingham News. 9 July 1987. Retrieved 17 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Five star" . Birmingham News. 31 May 1989. Retrieved 12 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Hockey star going for gold" . Rugby Advertiser. 28 May 1992. Retrieved 12 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Hockey team needs to find the net to have a chance" . Middlesex Chronicle. 18 July 1996. Retrieved 12 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Five out for start of season" . Hounslow & Chiswick Informer. 27 September 1996. Retrieved 12 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.