Richard Ian M. Alexander (born 15 September 1981 in
Homersfield
Homersfield, also known as St Mary, South Elmham, is a village and civil parish in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It is in the East Suffolk district, south-west of the market town of Bungay and north-east of Harleston. The offici ...
,
Suffolk), nicknamed "Ratman", is an English
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.
Alexander made his international senior debut for the national squad in January 2005 against
South Africa
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. He has represented Great Britain at the
2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, and England at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. He has 130 England caps and 58 Great Britain caps.
He plays club hockey for
Indian Gymkhana in the South Hockey League Premier Division 1. He has also played for
Richmond Hockey Club,
Hampstead & Westminster,
Wimbledon,
Surbiton and
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second large ...
.
Alexander was educated at
Town Close School.
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He now teaches in at a school named Nottingham High School
, motto_translation = Praise to the end
, address = Waverley Mount
, city = Nottingham
, county = Nottinghamshire
, postcode = NG7 4ED
, country = England
, coordinates =
, type = Independent day school
, established =
, closed =
, religious ...
in Nottingham
Nottingham ( , locally ) is a city and unitary authority area in Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, England. It is located north-west of London, south-east of Sheffield and north-east of Birmingham. Nottingham has links to the legend of Robi ...
.
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1981 births
Living people
English male field hockey players
Alumni of Loughborough University
Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain
British male field hockey players
People from Waveney District
Loughborough Students field hockey players
Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players
Wimbledon Hockey Club players
Surbiton Hockey Club players
Sportspeople from Norwich
Commonwealth Games competitors for England
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