Tommy Alexander
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Born |
Chertsey, Surrey, England | 11 September 1989|||||||||||||||||||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | |||||||||||||||||||
Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Indian Gymkhana | ||||||||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Surbiton | |||||||||||||||||||
–2014 | Indian Gymkhana | |||||||||||||||||||
2014–2018 | Reading | |||||||||||||||||||
2019–2025 | Alster | |||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||
Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Thomas Alexander (born 11 September 1989)[1] is a Scottish field hockey player who represented the Scottish national team at two Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Alexander was educated at Hall Grove School and Pangbourne College.[2]
Playing for Reading Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League as a goalkeeper,[3] he was a three-times winner of the Hockey Association Cup from 2015 to 2018.[2]
Alexander won a gold medal with Scotland at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow[4] and represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia, in the men's tournament.[5]
He played for Scotland at the 2019 Men's EuroHockey Championship.[6] In 2021 and 2023, he helped Scotland win the silver and bronze medals at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno, Poland[7] and the 2023 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin.[8]
In between the two medal wins in 2022, he was selected to represent Scotland at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England, in the men's tournament.[1][9]
References
- ^ a b "Athlete profile - Hockey, Scotland". Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Scotland senior team men profile". Scottish Hockey. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Hockey Social: Tommy Alexander on knock backs and German domestic scene". The Hockey Paper. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championship 2017: Scotland beat Wales in final". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Gold Coast 2018 hockey squads announced". Scottish Hockey. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "EuroHockey Championships 2019: Fixtures, results, standings & BBC Sport coverage". BBC Sport. 22 August 2019. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Exciting Scotland Squad Announced For 2021 EuroHockey Championships II". Great Britain Hockey. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Golden double as Scots secure bronze". The Edinburgh Reporter. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games 2022: Alan Forsyth leads Scots hockey squad". BBC Sport. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2025.