James Wallis (born 13 June 1974 in

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, Greater London) is a male former

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midfielder.

Hockey career

Wallis was a member of the British squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in

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, Greece. Wallis was also a member of ''Team GB'' at the

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in Sydney. Wallis,

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d ''Wal'', "Kipper" and ''Ratty'', played club hockey for

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and Surbiton Hockey Club. He made his debut for England in 1995. He represented

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and won a bronze medal, at the

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Personal life

He now works as a hockey coach and Physics teacher at Reed's School in Surrey. He plays golf competitively, has played for the Surrey County Golf Union First Team and reached his lowest handicap in 2012 (plus 2). In 2014 he finished tied first at The Open Championship Regional Qualifying tournament at Hankley Common GC with a 3-under par score of 68.

References

Profile on Athens 2004 website
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External links

* 1974 births Living people English male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from London 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Surbiton Hockey Club players Teddington Hockey Club players Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub