Conor Williamson
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| Born |
20 December 2001 Esher, Surrey, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||||||||||
| Current club | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Surbiton | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| –2020 | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | University of Nottingham | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | England & GB U21 | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–present | England & GB | 24 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 14 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Conor Michael Williamson (born 20 December 2001)[1] is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Surbiton and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Williamson came through the youth ranks of Surbiton and played three years for University of Nottingham when he attended university. He returned to Surbiton in 2023.[2]
Williamson made his England debut at the four Nations Invitational in Barcelona.[3] A month later, he played in England's 2023 EuroHockey Championship.[3] He was named Men’s Junior Performance Player of the Year at the 2023 England Hockey Awards.[3] He represented Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[4]
Williamson was part of the Surbiton team that won the league title during the 2024–25 Men's England Hockey League season.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Conor Williamson". Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "M1 Announce First New Signings for 2023/24". surbitonhc.com. Surbiton Hockey Club. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Conor Williamson | Great Britain Hockey". Great Britain Hockey. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. 4 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "England Hockey Finals: Reading women and Surbiton men land surprise titles". The Hockey Paper. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
External links
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- 2001 births
- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- British male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Male field hockey defenders
- English male field hockey players
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- 21st-century English sportsmen