Richard Christopher Michael Wijtenburg-Smith (born 28 September 1987) is an English

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player who plays as a defender for Dutch club Klein Zwitserland. Smith made his international debut in 2009. He competed for

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at the

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Summer Olympics. He also won gold at the

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EuroHockey Championship with

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Club career

He has played club hockey for Hampstead & Westminster, Loughborough,

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and City of Portsmouth, as well as for Royal Racing Club in

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. On 16 June 2020, it was announced he joined Klein Zwitserland in

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for the 2020–21 season as he moved to the Netherlands.

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* 1987 births Living people Sportspeople from Portsmouth English male field hockey players Male field hockey defenders 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain British male field hockey players Alumni of Loughborough University Loughborough Students field hockey players Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players Guildford Hockey Club players Men's England Hockey League players Men's Belgian Hockey League players Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players HC Klein Zwitserland players Commonwealth Games competitors for England {{England-fieldhockey-bio-stub