Benjamin Marsden (born 16 October 1979 in Blackpool,

Lancashire Lancashire ( , ; abbreviated Lancs) is the name of a historic county, ceremonial county, and non-metropolitan county in North West England. The boundaries of these three areas differ significantly. The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...

) is an

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...

player who plays as a half back. Competing for

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and

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at numerous tournaments, he is representing Great Britain in

Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 10 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 22 and 23 August. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green ...

. He has 46 caps representing England and 26 caps representing Great Britain as of 11 August 2008. Since 2009 he has coached pupils of

King's College School King's College School, also known as Wimbledon, KCS, King's and KCS Wimbledon, is a public school in Wimbledon, southwest London, England. The school was founded in 1829 by King George IV, as the junior department of King's College London an ...

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Profile at www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk
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* 1979 births Living people People educated at Dean Close School English male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain British male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics People from Blackpool Wimbledon Hockey Club players Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub