Richard Dodds
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| Born |
23 February 1959 York, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981–1988 | Southgate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | 65 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| England | 79 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard David Allan Dodds OBE (born 23 February 1959) is an [English former field hockey player. He was captain of the gold medal-winning Great Britain squad in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[1]
Biography
Dodds was born in the English city of York, and was educated at Kingston Grammar School and at St Catharine's College, Cambridge.[2] Dodds captained Cambridge University and represented them against Oxford in the 80th varsity match in 1980.[3]
Dodds played club hockey for Southgate in the Men's England Hockey League.[4] He played at the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup.
Dodds represented Great Britain and won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.[2][5] He also captained the England squad who won silver medal at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup before the Olympic gold in 1988.[6]
At international retirement he had earned 79 caps for England and 65 caps for Great Britain.[2] In 1989, he was awarded the OBE for services to hockey.[7] He has played veterans hockey with Reading alongside other former Olympians Don Williams, Rob Thompson, and John Shaw.[8]
He currently works as a consultant orthopaedic surgeon at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading, England.[1][9]
References
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Dodds". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 June 2025.
- ^ "Late winner". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 27 February 1980. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Southgate Hockey Club - National Representation". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Results". Sandwell Evening Mail. 2 July 1984. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey". Middlesex Chronicle. 18 September 1986. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Remembering the boys of 86 - Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "EHL statistics". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Richard Dodds". NHS Choices. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
External links
- Richard Dodds at Team GB
- Richard Dodds at Olympedia
- Richard David Allan Dodds at Olympics.com
- Richard Dodds at Olympic.org (archived)