Bernard James Cotton (born 30 June 1948) is a

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 ...

coach and former player and captain. He won 73 caps for

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

and 54 for

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It i ...

, representing the country at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 1972), was an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. ...

.Former England & GB International Bernie Cotton Awarded MBE
England Hockey He went on to serve as Great Britain's assistant manager at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October ...

, where the team won a gold medal, and as manager at the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as ...

, where they finished sixth. Having gained a degree in Geography at

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge , mottoeng = Literal: From here, light and sacred draughts. Non literal: From this place, we gain enlightenment and precious knowledge. , establish ...

, he worked as a geography teacher at

Bishop's Stortford College Bishop's Stortford College is a independent day and boarding school in the English public school tradition for more than 1,200 pupils aged 4–18, situated in a campus on the edge of the market town of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, Englan ...

for six years in the late 1960s and 1970s. He then taught at Bedford School before returning to

during the 1990s. He left the school to work as a performance director for the

British Olympic Association The British Olympic Association (BOA) is the National Olympic Committee for the United Kingdom. It is responsible for organising and overseeing the participation of athletes from the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, at both ...

, later becoming Performance Manager.Bernie boosts Britain in Beijing
Harlow Star, 31 July 2008 In 2009 he was appointed MBE for services to sports.

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Bernard James Cotton
British Olympics Association 1948 births Alumni of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge English male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain British male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics English field hockey coaches Schoolteachers from Hertfordshire Members of the Order of the British Empire Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Southgate Hockey Club players {{UK-fieldhockey-bio-stub