Ben Marsden
British field hockey player
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Benjamin John H. Marsden (born 16 October 1979) is an English former field hockey player who plays as a half back. He played for England and Great Britain and competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1]
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 October 1979 Blackpool, Lancashire, England | ||
| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1995– | Cheltenham | ||
| – | Teddington | ||
| 2001–2008 | Surbiton | ||
| – | Wimbledon | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| 2007– | GB & England | 87 | |
Biography
Marsden was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, educated at Charlton Kings Junior School, Balcarras and Dean Close School and studied at Brunel University of London.[2]
Marsden played club hockey for Teddington in the Men's England Hockey League before joining Surbiton. While at Surbiton he represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne,[3][4] won his first GB cap against the Netherlands in 2007 and represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the field hockey tournament.[5]
In 2009 he has coached pupils of King's College School[6] and became the player/coach and then head coach at Wimbledon.[7]
In 2018, he took the role of director of sport at Cheltenham College.[2]
