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Alastair Wilson

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Alastair Wilson
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gladbach Team

Alastair Wilson (born 19 December 1983, in Sheffield) is a British field hockey player, he has competed in the European championship, as well as in the World Championship and in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.[1]

Wilson graduated from Nottingham Trent University in business studies, in 2007. He plays as forward in Field Hockey,[2] and he first played for England in January 2005 on a tour of South Africa, and has since played for England 45 times and for Great Britain over 20 times, including three appearances in the EuroHockey Nations Championship, and a part in the 2006 World Cup as substitute for Ben Marsden.[1]

Wilson played for Great Britain at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where the team came fifth in the tournament, and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they came fourth, losing the bronze medal match to Australia.[1][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Alastair Wilson". olympics.org.uk. Archived from the original on 26 February 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Alastair Wilson". greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alastair Wilson". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
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