Justin Pidcock
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| Born |
Q2. 1968 Market Bosworth, Leicestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Neston | ||||||||||||||||
| 1993–2000 | Cannock | ||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2013 | Bowdon | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||
| England | 50 | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Justin Thomas Pidcock (born Q2. 1968) is a British former field hockey player.[1]
Biography
Pidcock represented Cheshire at county level before he joined Neston to play club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for the 1988/89 season.[2] He was called up for the full England squad in April 1992.[3]
Midway through the 1992/93 season he signed to play for Cannock and while at the club represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur[4][5] and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup.[6] He missed much of the 1999/2000 season after snapping a kneecap. He joined Bowdon in late 2000 and became a player coach before being their full time coach.[7]
Family
His nephew is cyclist Tom Pidcock.[8]
References
- ^ "Justin Pidcock has been named in the 16 strong England squad for the Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur". Warrington Guardian.
- ^ "Big two in action". Liverpool Echo. 16 September 1988. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Chosen for England". Hoylake & West Kirby News. 8 April 1992. Retrieved 12 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
- ^ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Holden's team can't stop Rott". Reading Evening Post. 2 April 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey: Pidcock on the way up at Bowdon". The Telegraph. 28 November 2000. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- ^ "Everyone was in tears": Tom Pidcock's Hale-based grandmother on the moment her grandson rode to Olympic gold". Altrincham Today. 29 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2025.