Samuel Ian Ward (born 24 December 1990), known as Sam Ward, is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Ian Ward | ||
| Born |
24 December 1990 Leicester, England | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Old Georgians | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| –2009 | Leicester | ||
| 2009–2011 | Beeston | ||
| 2011–2013 | Loughborough Students | ||
| 2013–2015 | Beeston | ||
| 2015–2017 | Holcombe | ||
| 2017–2018 | Beeston | ||
| 2018–present | Old Georgians | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014– | England & GB | 141 | (83) |
Medal record | |||
Club career
editWard plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians.[1]
He has also played club hockey for Beeston (3 spells), Holcombe, Loughborough Students and Leicester.[2]
International career
editHe competed for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympics, and for England in the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy.[3][4][5] During the Olympic Qualifier against Malaysia, he was struck by the ball in the face and he lost some sight in his left eye.[6] On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship.[7] He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "WARD Sam - Olympic Hockey - Great Britain". Archived from the original on 25 November 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "GB Hockey Profile". England Hockey. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Sam Ward: GB & England hockey player fighting for career after losing sight in left eye". www.bbc.com. BBC. 25 November 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "England Squads For 2021 EuroHockey Championships Announced". englandhockey.co.uk. England Hockey. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
edit- Samuel Ward at the International Hockey Federation
- Samuel Ward at Olympics.com
- Samuel Ward at Olympedia
- Samuel Ward at Team GB
- Sam Ward at Great Britain Hockey
- Sam Ward at England Hockey
- Samuel Ward at Team England
- Samuel Ward at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
