Jimi Lewis
British field hockey player
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James Lewis (born 5 July 1974) is an English former field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]
Lydney, Gloucestershire, England
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| Born |
5 July 1974 (age 51) Lydney, Gloucestershire, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1997 | Havant | ||||||||||||||||
| 1997–2004 | Cannock | ||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2013 | Großflottbeker THGC | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| – | GB & England | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Lewis played club hockey for Havant in the Men's England Hockey League and became an England U21 international.[2] He made his international debut in Malaysia in 1994, playing against South Africa but was second choice goalkeeper behind Simon Mason for many major tournaments.
After joining Cannock,[3] he represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4][5]
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament.[6][1] After the Olympics he left Cannock to join Gross Flottbeker in Germany.
From 1 March 2016, Lewis coached the German DHB Hockey national team goalkeepers.[citation needed] Lewis often travelled to Spain, and coached hockey for Marshland High School in Norfolk, along with another former international, Paul Swinburn.[citation needed]
As of 2023, he was living in Germany.[7]
