Nick Thompson (field hockey)
British field hockey player
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Nicholas Thompson (born 21 September 1967) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics. He gained 196 caps and scored 58 goals.[1]
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| Born | 21 September 1967 Hackney, London | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Thompson, born in Hackney, only picked up a hockey stick in 1981 aged 14[2] but by 1983 was representing the England U16 team.[3]
Thompson played club hockey for Old Loughtonians Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League from 1986 and was involved in the Seoul 1988 Olympic training squad.[2] He was selected for the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup.[4] After missing selection for the 1992 Olympics he was added to the squad for the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup.[5]
Still at Old Loughtonians he was selected for the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup.[6]
Thompson left Old Loughtonians to join Cannock and experienced a legue title success during the 2003–04 England Hockey League season and in 2010 would become the England Hockey leagues all–time record scorer with 280 goals.[2]
Thompson coached after finishing his playing career and coached the U21 England U21 squad from 2006 until 2008. In 2010 coached Cambridge City Hockey Club to National League status.[2]
