John Shaw (field hockey)

John Shaw
Personal information
Born (1962-04-24) 24 April 1962
Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
1984–1997 Southgate
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
England & Great Britain
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Hockey World Cup
1986 London Team

John David Shaw (born 24 April 1962) is former field hockey player who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Shaw was born in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. He played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[2]

Shaw won a silver medal with England at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup.[3]

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain in the hockey tournament.[4]

After participating in the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup, where he acted as vice-captain,[5] he represented Great Britain at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.[4]

After he retired from playing he coached the Slough women's team.[6] He later worked as a hockey coach at Surbiton High School, and coached at Old Cranleighans Hockey Club. He has previously worked as a coach for Southgate Hockey Club Men's 1st XI and for Oxford University Hockey Club.[7]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Shaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Stone face Sean Kerly". Staffordshire Sentinel. 24 January 1985. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Remembering the boys of 86 – Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Bobby's call Down Under". Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "John Shaw". Daily Express. 27 April 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Southgate Hockey Club". Retrieved 20 November 2014.