Jimmy Wallis
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13 June 1974 (age 50) London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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| 1995–2001 | Teddington | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2007 | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||
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James Wallis (born 13 June 1974) is an English former field hockey midfielder. He competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
[edit]Wallis nicknamed Wal, Kipper and Ratty, played club hockey for Teddington Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League. In January 1995 he was selected for the England U21 team.[3]
He made his debut for England in 1995 and represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[4][5]
Still with Teddington he participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup[6] and appeared for Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[1][7][8]
Wallis joined Surbiton from Teddington and represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester[9][10] and at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament again.[1][11][12]
He now works as a hockey coach and physics teacher at Reed's School in Surrey and plays golf competitively. In 2014, he finished tied first at The Open Championship Regional Qualifying tournament at Hankley Common GC with a 3-under par score of 68.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jimmy Wallis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Hockey pair for England". Richmond Informer. 6 January 1995. 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. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2006.
- ^ "Holden's team can't stop Rott". Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Jimmy Wallis". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019.
- ^ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad". The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Profile". Athens2004.com. Athens Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.[dead link]
External links
[edit]- Jimmy Wallis at the International Hockey Federation
- Jimmy Wallis at Olympics.com
- Jimmy Wallis at Team GB
- Jimmy Wallis at Olympedia
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- 1974 births
- Living people
- English male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players from London
- 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Teddington Hockey Club players
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games