Norman Hughes
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30 September 1952 Nantwich, Cheshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1989 | Wakefield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Norman Hughes (born 30 September 1952) is an English former field hockey player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was a coach during the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Hughes was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, and attended Crewe County Grammar School for Boys. He was also a competent cricketer.[2]
He played club hockey for Wakefield Hockey Club[3] in the Men's England Hockey League. He played at the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup[4] and was the captain of the England team at the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup and won a bronze medal with the Great Britain squad at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.[5] He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London.[6][7]
He later coached at Wakefield Hockey Club[2] and went on to become both the coach of Great Britain and England.[8]
References
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Wakefield Hockey Club – Club Role of Honour". Archived from the original on 20 December 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Weekend hockey games". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 17 December 1975. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "England select Taylor but Mallett waits". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Norman Hughes". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Hockey". Middlesex Chronicle. 18 September 1986. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Remembering the boys of 86 – Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "National league arrives in Cheltenham". Gloucestershire Echo. 4 October 1991. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.