Guy Fordham

Guy Fordham
Personal information
Born 19 July 1975 (1975-07-19) (age 50)
Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 177 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
1991–1999 Hounslow
1999–2009 Guildford
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
GB & England
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1999 Padua Team
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team

Guy Tristan Fordham (born 19 July 1975) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Fordham played club hockey for Hounslow in the Men's England Hockey League, breaking into the first team at the age of 16.[2] He made his England debut with the club in 1995 and became the club captain.

Still at Hounslow, Fordham represented England[3] and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[4][5]

Fordham left Hounslow to join Guildford for the 1999/2000 season.[6] It was while at Guildford that Fordham made his two Olympic appearances, first at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney[7][8] and then he represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens.[9]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Guy Fordham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Taylor-made replacement". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1993. Retrieved 25 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Three more for England". Reading Evening Post. 5 August 1998. Retrieved 8 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "1998 Athletes". Team England.
  5. ^ "England team in 1998". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Purdy on road to recovery". Daily Express. 20 September 1999. Retrieved 25 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Hockey: Great Britain's Olympic squad". The Scotsman. 20 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  9. ^ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
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