Guy Fordham
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| Born |
19 July 1975 (age 49) Stockton-on-Tees, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 177 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 66 kg (146 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1991–1999 | Hounslow | ||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2009 | Guildford | ||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Guy Tristan Fordham (born 19 July 1975) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Fordham played club hockey for Hounslow in the Men's England Hockey League, breaking into the first team at the age of 16.[2] He made his England debut with the club in 1995 and became the club captain.
Still at Hounslow, Fordham represented England[3] and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[4][5]
Fordham left Hounslow to join Guildford for the 1999/2000 season.[6] It was while at Guildford that Fordham made his two Olympic appearances, first at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney[7][8] and then he represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guy Fordham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Taylor-made replacement". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1993. Retrieved 25 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
- ^ "Purdy on road to recovery". Daily Express. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad". The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
External links
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Guy Fordham – International Tournaments | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- British male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games