Brett Spencer Garrard (born 21 August 1976) is a male

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former

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player. Family: Wife: Isobel.Garrard Children: Lysia.Garrard, Corben.Garrard and Nyla.Garrard He is an Uncle to Mila.Koppenol and Van.Koppenol

Hockey career

Garrard competed in the

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and in the

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. He represented

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and won a

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in the men's hockey, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ''( Malay: Sukan Komanwel 1998)'', officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games ''(Malay: Sukan Komanwel ke-16)'', was a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. This edition is marked by several unpreceden ...

in Kuala Lumpur. He also competed at both the 2002 and 2006 Commonwealth Games. Still England and GB’s most capped player, Garrard announced his retirement from international hockey in April 2008. After a distinguished playing career with

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, interrupted by a year’s stay in the Netherlands with Klein Zwitserland.

Coaching and management

Garrard became Surbiton Hockey Club’s Director of Hockey in 2008. Throughout his career and since he was a teenager, Garrard has run junior coaching camps at clubs, schools and universities throughout the UK, Europe and the US.

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* * 1976 births Living people British male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Surbiton Hockey Club players HC Klein Zwitserland players Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{UK-fieldhockey-bio-stub