Glenn Kirkham
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Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England
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| Born |
8 October 1982 Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Midfield | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Loughborough Students | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2013 | East Grinstead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2013 | England & GB | 223 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Glenn Charles W. Kirkham (born 8 October 1982) is an English field hockey player who played for the English and British national team. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.[1]
Kirkham born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England, was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School, Alford and played hockey for Long Sutton before studying Sports Science at Loughborough University.[2] While at Loughborough he played club hockey for Loughborough Students in the Men's England Hockey League.
Kirkham made his international senior debut for the national squad in January 2002 in a match against Poland and was named as the England captain for 2006–07 season. and was part of the England team that participated in the field hockey world cup in Monchengladbach, Germany where they finished 5th overall. Additionally, he represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.[3][4]
After joining East Grinstead for the start of the 2007/08 season, shortly afterwards he represented Great Britain at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.[1]
He also competed in the 2009 European championships in Amsterdam where England were champions. He was part of the England squad in Delhi, India, at the Hero Honda World Cup that lost only one group game against Spain, putting them through to the semi-finals.[5][6] Kirkham also played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi[7] and was captain of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[8]
Still at East Grinstead, Kirkham represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where the team finished in 4th place. .[9]
He retired from international hockey in 2013.[10]
