Jonty Clarke
British field hockey player
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Jonathan Clarke (born 28 January 1981) is an English former field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain.[1] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.
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| Born | 28 January 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Clarke was born in Rochford, Essex[2] and brought up in the town of Southend. He was educated at Southend High School for Boys and studied Economics at the University of Reading.[3]
Clarke played club hockey for Reading Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and while there he made his international debut against Belgium in February 2003.[3] He represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne[4][5] and represented Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] SHSB said that they believed Jonty is the second pupil to ever represent Team GB at the Olympics after Mark Foster.[citation needed]
After his performance at the 2008 Olympics, Clarke became the first accountant to win the Echo's Southend Sports Personality of the Year. He attributed his success partly to his employer BDO, for which he works for on a part-time basis.[citation needed] He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[6]
Still playing for Reading, Clarke went to his second Olympic Games, representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.[7]
He retired from hockey in 2017.[8]
