David Luckes
|
Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 880: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Lua error in Module:Wikidata at line 800: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
24 April 1969 (age 57) Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1987–1999 | East Grinstead | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2002 | Surbiton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1989–2000 | GB & England | 125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
David James Luckes MBE (born 24 April 1969) is a male former field hockey goalkeeper, who competed at three Olympic Games.Children:Lily Luckes, George Luckes, William Luckes, Aurèle Jago Luckes [1]
Biography
[edit | edit source]Luckes born in Newport and raised in Bridgwater, Somerset, was educated at Millfield[2] and studied at Sussex University.[3] He played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League from 1987, replacing Ian Taylor as the club's goalkeeper and was soon capped for the England U21 team.[4]
He made his England debut in 1989 and Great Britain debut during the June 1990 BMW Trophy tournament in Amsterdam.[5] At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona and the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, he represented Great Britain at his first and second Olympics.[1] He also played in the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup[6] and represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur[7][8] and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup.[9]
After 12 years at East Grinstead he left to join Surbiton for the 1999/2000 season[10] and it was at Surbtion that he made his final Olympic appearances in 2000.[11]
He earned 125 caps for England and GB between 1989 and 2000. Towards the end of his career, he also played cricket to a high level.[12]
He wrote the initial feasibility study for the UK 2012 Olympic bid and was in charge of Sport Competition for London Organising Committee. Formerly Director of Sport for International Hockey Federation in Switzerland, he is now associate director for Summer Olympic Sports and IF Relations at the International Olympic Committee.[citation needed]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:External_links at line 369: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:Sports_reference at line 41: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Bridgwater
- Sportspeople from Newport, Wales
- English male field hockey players
- Male field hockey goalkeepers
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- British male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics
- 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Members of the Order of the British Empire
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in field hockey
- People educated at Millfield Preparatory School
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- East Grinstead Hockey Club players
- Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- People educated at Millfield