Alastair Wilson (born 19 December 1983, in

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) is a British

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player, he has competed in the European championship, as well as in the

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and in the

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and

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. Wilson graduated from

Nottingham Trent University Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is a public research university in Nottingham, England. It was founded as a new university in 1992, although its roots go back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design, w ...

in business studies, in 2007. He plays as forward in Field Hockey, 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

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. Wilson played for Great Britain at the

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, where the team came fifth in the tournament, and at the

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, where they came fourth, losing the bronze medal match to Australia.

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