John Shaw (field hockey)

John Shaw
Personal information
Born (1962-04-24) 24 April 1962
Taiping, Perak, Malaysia
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
1984–1997 Southgate
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
England & Great Britain
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Karachi Team
Representing  England
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1986 London Team
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1987 Moscow Team
Bronze medal – third place 1995 Dublin Team

John David Shaw (born 24 April 1962) is former field hockey player who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Shaw was born in Taiping, Perak, Malaysia. He played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.[2]

Shaw was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Karachi, Pakistan[3] and won a silver medal with England at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup.[4]

At the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, he represented Great Britain in the hockey tournament.[5]

After participating in the 1994 Men's Hockey World Cup, where he acted as vice-captain,[6] he represented Great Britain at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.[5]

After he retired from playing he coached the Slough women's team.[7] He later worked as a hockey coach at Surbiton High School, and coached at Old Cranleighans Hockey Club. He has previously worked as a coach for Southgate Hockey Club Men's 1st XI and for Oxford University Hockey Club.[8]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Shaw". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 11 November 2014. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Stone face Sean Kerly". Staffordshire Sentinel. 24 January 1985. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Remembering the boys of 86 – Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  6. ^ "Bobby's call Down Under". Hoylake & West Kirby News. 3 August 1994. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "John Shaw". Daily Express. 27 April 1998. Retrieved 13 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Southgate Hockey Club". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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