Samuel Ward (field hockey)

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Sam Ward
Personal information
Born (1990-12-24) 24 December 1990 (age 34)
Leicester, England
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
–2009 Leicester
2009–2011 Beeston
2011–2013 Loughborough Students
2013–2015 Beeston
2015–2017 Holcombe
2017–2018 Beeston
2018–present Old Georgians
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
2014– England & GB 141 (83)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of England.svg  England
EuroHockey Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Gold Coast Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Team

Samuel Ian Ward (born 24 December 1990), known as Sam Ward, is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at three Olympic Games.

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Biography

Ward played club hockey Leicester, Beeston (3 spells), Loughborough Students. [1] It was while at Beeston that he played for England in the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy. [2]

He left Beeston for Holcombe and was selected for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games. [3] [4] [5] He represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. [6]

After his third and final spell at Beeston, Ward joined Old Georgians in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2018–19 Men's Hockey League season. [2]

During the Olympic Qualifier against Malaysia, he was struck by the ball in the face and he lost some sight in his left eye. [7] Despite the injury, on 28 May 2021 he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. [8] and attended his second Olympic Games in delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [9]

He won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. [10]

Ward helped Old Georgians complete the league and cup double during the 2022–23 season. He won a silver medal with England at the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship in Mönchengladbach. [11]

He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. [12] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India. [13]

References

  1. ↑ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Senior Squads | England Hockey". www.englandhockey.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "WARD Sam - Olympic Hockey - Great Britain". Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "GB Hockey Profile". England Hockey. Archived from the original on 9 December 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Team GB name hockey squads for summer Olympics in Rio". Sky Sports. 28 June 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "Men's hockey team ready for Gold Coast challenge". England Hockey. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 17 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Sam Ward: GB & England hockey player fighting for career after losing sight in left eye". www.bbc.com. BBC. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 28 May 2021. Archived from the original on 20 August 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Team GB hockey: 21 players to make Olympic debuts as men's and women's squads are named". Sky Sports. 17 June 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Commonwealth Games: England's men win hockey bronze against South Africa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "EuroHockey: England men lose out to the Netherlands in dramatic final". BBC Sport. 27 August 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  13. ↑ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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