Robert Cattrall
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| Born |
10 October 1957 (age 67) Braintree, Essex, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Sweeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1979–1984 | Southgate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1985 | Hounslow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Lewis Cattrall (born 10 October 1957) is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Cattrall was educated at Felsted School. He played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and was a sweeper and penalty corner specialist.
He played for Wales at the 1978 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship[2] and was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team at the inaugural 1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Lahore, Pakistan.[3][4]
He was selected for the Great Britain team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but subsequently did not attend due to the boycott.[5]
He also played in the 1980 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy before moving to and living in Australia for four years. He returned to Southgate in time to seal a place on the 1984 Olympic team.[6]
At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he represented Great Britain and won a bronze medal with the team.[7] After the Olympics he moved from Southgate to play for Hounslow Hockey Club and was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Karachi, Pakistan.[8]
References
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "England in hockey semis". Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph. 7 September 1978. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bob Cattrall scored Britain's goal". Daily Mirror. 21 November 1978. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gregg gets G.B. Call-up". Belfast Telegraph. 24 October 1978. Retrieved 24 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Moscow 1980 Olympic Games: Great Britain Team". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "We're all off to the games!". Reading Evening Post. 21 July 1984. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Results". Sandwell Evening Mail. 2 July 1984. Retrieved 20 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
External links
- Robert Cattrall at Olympics.com
- Robert Cattrall at Olympedia
- Bob Cattrall at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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