Rob Hill (field hockey)

Rob Hill
Personal information
Born 11 June 1967
Maidstone, England
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
1989–1992 Havant
1992–1993 Firebrands
1993–1994 Havant
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
Great Britain
England

Robert William Hill (born 11 June 1967) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Hill attended Millfield from 1981 to 1986[2][3] and became a farmer by trade.

For the 1989/90 season he signed for Havant Hockey Club.[4] While at Havant, he represented England at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup[5] and represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[6][7]

After the Olympics, he joined Bristol hockey club Firebrands for one season[8] before rejoining Havant the following season.[3] He retired from playing hockey in 1994 to concentrate on his agricultural business.[9]

In 2013, Hill joined Eastbourne College as Director of Hockey.[10]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rob Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ Davies, John, ed. (2012). "Distinguished Old Millfieldians". Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle: 13. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hill eyes chance to teake on the Germans". Western Daily Press. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Hockey World Cup". New signings ready. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Hockey World Cup". Birmingham News. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad". Dundee Courier. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad". Western Daily Press. 7 August 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Hill hangs up boots". Birmingham Daily Post. 4 March 1994. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "A tradition of strong participation and success". Eastbourne College. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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