Alastair Wilson

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Alastair Wilson
Personal information
Born (1983-12-19) 19 December 1983 (age 42)
Sheffield, England
Height 187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 86 kg (190 lb)
Playing position Defender/Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2007–2012 Beeston
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
England & GB
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing File:Flag of England.svg England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amsterdam Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Gladbach Team

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

Biography

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Wilson graduated from Nottingham Trent University in business studies, in 2007. He played as a defender and a 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 club hockey for Beeston in the Men's England Hockey League and was selected for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where the team came fifth in the tournament[1][3] and played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.[4] He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[5]

Still at Beeston, Wilson represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.[6]and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they came fourth, losing the bronze medal match to Australia.

References

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