James John W. Fair (born 8 January 1981, in Chester) is an English former

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 played as a

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

. He made his international debut in 2005, and has competed 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

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at numerous tournaments. He was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Olympics, although he did not play any matches. However, at the 2012 Summer Olympics he was Great Britain's first choice goalkeeper and started every match. Following Great Britain's defeat 3–1 defeat to Australia in the bronze playoff game, Fair was not one of the five Olympians selected for the England squad chosen to go to the 2012 Champions Trophy. In 2009 he was made goalkeeper of the year by the FIH. From 1989 to 1999 he was educated at

The King's School, Chester The King's School, Chester, is a British co-educational independent day school for children aged 4 to 18. It is one of the seven 'King's Schools' established (or re-endowed and renamed) by King Henry VIII in 1541 after the Dissolution of ...

. He graduated from

Birmingham University , mottoeng = Through efforts to heights , established = 1825 – Birmingham School of Medicine and Surgery1836 – Birmingham Royal School of Medicine and Surgery1843 – Queen's College1875 – Mason Science College1898 – Mason Univers ...

in 2003 in Geography and Geology. He used to work at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire He now works at

King Edward's School, Birmingham King Edward's School (KES) is an independent day school for boys in the British public school tradition, located in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Founded by King Edward VI in 1552, it is part of the Foundation of the Schools of King Edward VI in Bir ...

in Birmingham, as a Geography Teacher.

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* * 1981 births Living people English male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain British male field hockey players Male field hockey goalkeepers People educated at The King's School, Chester 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Cheshire Cannock Hockey Club players University of Birmingham Hockey Club players Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for England Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub