Brett Garrard
British field hockey player (born 1976)
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Brett Spencer Garrard (born 21 August 1976) is a British former field hockey player. Garrard competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]
Brentford, Greater London, England
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| Born |
21 August 1976 (age 49) Brentford, Greater London, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –1997 | Surbiton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | Guildford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | Teddington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2006 | Surbiton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2008 | GB | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2008 | England | 193 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Garrard played club hockey for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League before joining Guildford for one season and Teddington for two seasons.[2]
Garrard made his England debut on 16 March 1997 against Pakistan.[3] After joining Teddington he represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur[4][5] and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup.[6]
Garrad returned to Surbiton for the 1999/2000 season[2] and during his second spell at Surbiton he made his first Olympic appearance representing Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.[7]
He then competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games,[8][9][10] and at 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he captained the Great Britain team.[11][12]
Garrard represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he was again captain of the team.[13][14]
Garrad retired from international hockey in 2008[3] and later as a coach won eight consecutive Premier League titles with Surbiton Ladies 1st Team.
Garrard joined Epsom College as the director of hockey in September 2023.[15]
