Gregg Clark (born 11 January 1971 in

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) is a

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player from

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, who was a member of the national squad that finished tenth at the

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. He was also present at the

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in 1996. The midfielder played for

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, and a provincial team called KwaZulu Natal Raiders. He is also the most capped South African national hockey player with 250 caps and 42 goals. He was appointed head coach of

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for its inaugural 2013 season. In January 2021, he was appointed as the analytical coach of the Indian men's hockey team.

International senior tournaments

* 1994 –

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, Sydney (10th) * 1996 – Hockey Africa Cup of Nations (1st) * 1995 –

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, Harare (1st) * 1996 –

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, Atlanta (10th) * 1997 –

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, Kuala Lumpur (9th) * 1998 –

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, Kuala Lumpur (no ranking) * 1999 –

, Johannesburg (1st) * 2000 – Hockey Africa Cup of Nations (1st) * 2001 – Champions Challenge, Kuala Lumpur (2nd) * 2002 –

, Kuala Lumpur (13th) * 2002 –

, Manchester (4th) * 2003 –

, Abuja (2nd) * 2003 – Champions Challenge, Johannesburg (3rd) * 2004 – Olympic Qualifier, Madrid (7th) * 2004 –

, Athens (10th)

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* * 1971 births Living people South African male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders South African field hockey coaches Olympic field hockey players of South Africa Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Johannesburg South African people of British descent Commonwealth Games competitors for South Africa African Games gold medalists for South Africa Competitors at the 1999 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 1995 All-Africa Games Competitors at the 2003 All-Africa Games African Games medalists in field hockey {{SouthAfrica-fieldhockey-bio-stub