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2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
The 2024 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers was the final stage of the qualification for the men's field hockey event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was held in Muscat, Oman and Valencia, Spain between 13 and 21 January 2024. Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and Spain qualified for the Olympics. Format Teams not qualifying from the continental qualification tournament were participating in this tournament according to the respective spots received by the FIH. The 16 teams were split into two eight-team tournaments. In each tournament the eight teams were divided into two four-team pools. After the round-robin stage the top two teams advanced to the semifinals. The top three teams of each tournament qualified for the Olympics. Qualified teams Squads Tournament 1 The tournament was held in Muscat, Oman from 15 to 21 January 2024. Teams * * * * * * * * ''All times are local (UTC+4).'' Preliminary round Pool A ---- ---- Pool B ---- ---- Cl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Field Hockey At The 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's Tournament
The men's field hockey tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 25th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place from 27 July to 8 August 2024. All games were played at the Stade Yves-du-Manoir in Paris, France. The Netherlands took home gold after a finals victory over Germany for their third title, while India took the bronze medal. Competition schedule In the preliminary round, games were played on two pitches. Competition format The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners met for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers played in the bronze medal match. Qualification Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. France as the host nation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Sam Ward (field Hockey)
Samuel Ian Ward (born 24 December 1990), known as Sam Ward, is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at three Olympic Games. Biography Ward played club hockey Leicester, Beeston (3 spells), Loughborough Students. It was while at Beeston that he played for England in the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy. He left Beeston for Holcombe and was selected for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games. He represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. After his third and final spell at Beeston, Ward joined Old Georgians in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2018–19 Men's Hockey League season. During the Olympic Qualifier against Malaysia, he was struck by the ball in the face and he lost some sight in his left eye. Despite the injury, on 28 May 2021 he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. and attended hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Nick Bandurak
Nicholas Kimon Bandurak (born 14 December 1992) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for East Grimstead and the England and Great Britain national teams. Biography Bandurak played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League for Cannock until 2015, when he joined Premier Division club Holcombe. While at Cannovk, Bandurak made his England U21 debut when he played in the Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 in India. Bandurak made his senior England debut versus Spain, in the FIH Pro League on 4 February, 2022 and won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and participated in the 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup. Bandurak signed for East Grinstead from Holcombe for the 2024–25 season. References External links * Nick Bandurakon England Hockey England Hockey is the Sports governing body, national governing body for the sport of field hockey in England. There are separate governing bodi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Zachary Wallace
Zachary Andrew David Wallace (born 29 September 1999) is an English field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club Bloemendaal and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics. Biography Wallace was educated at Kingston Grammar School, Kingston-upon-Thames before joining Whitgift School, South Croydon, London in the 6th form. He started his hockey career with Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division. While at Surbiton, Wallace made his senior international debuts in October 2018, aged 19, for Great Britain versus Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England versus France on 16 October 2018. In December 2019, he was nominated for the FIH Rising Star of the Year Award. In March 2021 it was announced that Wallace had joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club HGC for the 2021–22 season. On 28 May 2021, he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Cham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Will Calnan
William James Cameron Calnan (born 17 April 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club HDM and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Biography Calnan, born in London, went to school at St Andrew's School in Woking and Cranleigh School, Surrey and studied at Kingston University, where he graduated with a degree in business management. Calnan played club hockey for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division from 2013 to 2016 and Hampstead & Westminster from 2016 to 2023. While at Hampstead & Westminster he made his senior Great Britain national team debut against Belgium, on 14 June 2018. He won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Calnan transferred to Southgate Hockey Club for the 2023–24 season and on 18 June 2024, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Samuel Ward (field Hockey)
Samuel Ian Ward (born 24 December 1990), known as Sam Ward, is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Old Georgians and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at three Olympic Games. Biography Ward played club hockey Leicester, Beeston (3 spells), Loughborough Students. It was while at Beeston that he played for England in the 2014 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy. He left Beeston for Holcombe and was selected for Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games. He represented England at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast. After his third and final spell at Beeston, Ward joined Old Georgians in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for the 2018–19 Men's Hockey League season. During the Olympic Qualifier against Malaysia, he was struck by the ball in the face and he lost some sight in his left eye. Despite the injury, on 28 May 2021 he was selected in the England squad for the 2021 EuroHockey Championship. and attended h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Jack Waller (field Hockey)
Jack Laurence Waller (born 28 January 1997) is an English field hockey player, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Dutch Hoofdklasse Club Pinoké and the England and Great Britain national teams. He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics. Biography Waller was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, London. He completed his higher education at Durham University. Waller played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon and then Durham University. While at Durham he made his senior international debuts in October 2018, for Great Britain v Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England v France on 16 October 2018. On 27 April 2021 it was announced that Waller had signed for Belgian club Gantoise for the 2021–22 season. Later that year he was selected to represent Great Britain in the delayed 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. He won a bronze medal with England in the Men's tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Gao Jiesheng
Gao (or Gawgaw/Kawkaw) is a city in Mali and the capital of the Gao Region. The city is located on the River Niger, east-southeast of Timbuktu on the left bank at the junction with the Tilemsi valley. For much of its history Gao was an important commercial centre involved in the trans-Saharan trade. In the 9th century external Arabic writers described Gao as an important regional power, and by the end of the 10th century, the local ruler was said to be a Muslim. Towards the end of the 13th century, Gao became part of the Mali Empire. In the first half of the 15th century the town regained its independence. With the conquests of Sunni Ali (ruled 1464–1492) it became the capital of the Songhai Empire. The Empire collapsed after the Moroccan invasion in 1591 and the invaders chose to make Timbuktu their capital. By the time of Heinrich Barth's visit in 1854, Gao had declined to become an impoverished village with 300 huts constructed from matting. In 2009, the urban commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chao Jieming
Chao may refer to: People * Chao (surname), various Chinese surnames (including 晁 and 巢, as well as non-Pinyin spellings) * Zhou (surname) (周), may also be spelled Chao * Zhao (surname) (趙/赵), may also be spelled Chao in Taiwan and some countries/regions in South-East Asia. Places * Chao, Virú, Peru ** Chao District ** Chao Valley * Cerro Chao, or Chao volcano, a lava flow in Chile * Chao Lake, in Hefei, Anhui Province, China * Chao (state), a minor state of the Chinese Bronze Age * Ilhéu Chão, in the Madeira archipelago Other uses * Chao (currency) (鈔), the banknote used in Mongol Yuan Dynasty in China * Chao (''Sonic the Hedgehog''), a fictional species * Chao method, a way of indicating Chinese tones devised by Yuen Ren Chao * Chǎo technique (炒), a Chinese stir frying technique * Chao, part of several Thai royal ranks and titles ** Chao (monarchy), a title of the Lan Na royal family members * Cháo, the Vietnamese version of congee * Chao, a character from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Lin Changliang
LIN or LIN may refer to: People *Lin (surname) (normally ), a Chinese surname * Lin (''The King of Fighters''), Chinese assassin character *Lin Chow Bang, character in Fat Pizza *Lin (NouerA) (Chinese name Lin Hanzhong Korean name Lim Hanjung), a Member of boygroup NouerA Places *Lin, Iran, a village in Mazandaran Province *Lin, Korçë, village in Pogradec municipality, Albania * Lin County, Henan, now Linzhou, China *Lin County, Shanxi, in China *Lincolnshire, Chapman code LIN Transport * Linate Airport, Milan, Italy * Linlithgow railway station, West Lothian, Scotland Other uses * LIN Media, a US TV broadcaster * Lingala language, a Bantu language of central Africa * Local Interconnect Network, for vehicle computers * ''lin.'', an abbreviation for linear See also * Linn (other) * Lyn (other) * Lynn (given name) Lynn or Lynne is a predominantly feminine given name in English-speaking countries. It is now more popular as a middle name than as a first nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Razie Rahim
Muhammad Razie Abdul Rahim (born 25 August 1987) is a Malaysian field hockey player who plays as a defender. He is known as the penalty corner specialist. He also top scorer in Malaysia, no 16 in asia continent and no 42 in the world for national level. Personal life He holds a master's in human resource management at University Putra Malaysia. In 2016, he reported as one of the Royal Malaysian Police (PDRM) trainers. Career Razie made his debut in the Malaysia Hockey League in 2006 for Ernst and Young (Kuala Lumpur Hockey Club). He emerged as the league top scorer in 2011 season. In the 2019 Malaysia Hockey League, he played for UniKL. Razie made his senior international debut in the 2006 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup The 2006 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup was the 15th edition of field hockey tournament the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. Participating nations Eight countries participated in the tournament: * * * * * * * * Results ''All times are Malaysia Standard Time ( UTC+ .... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Abu Kamal Azrai
Muhammad Azrai Aizad Abu Kamal (born 3 October 1999) is a field hockey player from Malaysia. Career Domestic league In the Malaysia Hockey League, Abu Kamal represents Tenaga Nasional Berhad Hockey Club, Tenaga Nasional Berhad. Under–21 Abu Kamal made his international debut at under–21 level. He represented the Malaysia men's national under-21 field hockey team, Malaysian U–21 team at the 2017 Sultan of Johor Cup in Johor Bahru. In 2018 he appeared at his second 2018 Sultan of Johor Cup, Sultan of Johor Cup. Black Sticks Abu Kamal received his first call-up to the Malaysia men's national field hockey team, Malaysian Tigers in 2019. He appeared at the 2019 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Azlan Shah Cup in Ipoh and the 2018-19 Men's FIH Series Finals, FIH Series Finals in Kuala Lumpur, winning bronze and silver medals, respectively. Since his debut, Abu Kamal has been a regular inclusion in the national squad. He has won silver medals at the 2022 Men's Hockey Asia Cup, 2022 Asian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |