Rob Hill (field hockey)

Rob Hill
Personal information
Born (1967-06-11) 11 June 1967
Maidstone, England
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 84 kg (185 lb)
Senior career
Years Team
1989–1992 Havant
1992–1993 Firebrands
1993–1994 Havant
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– Great Britain
– England

Robert William Hill (born 11 June 1967) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Hill attended Millfield from 1981 to 1986[2][3] and became a farmer by trade.

For the 1989/90 season he signed for Havant Hockey Club.[4] While at Havant, he represented England at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup[5] and represented Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[6][7]

After the Olympics, he joined Bristol hockey club Firebrands for one season[8] before rejoining Havant the following season.[3] He retired from playing hockey in 1994 to concentrate on his agricultural business.[9]

In 2013, Hill joined Eastbourne College as Director of Hockey.[10]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Rob Hill". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ Davies, John, ed. (2012). "Distinguished Old Millfieldians". Old Millfieldian Society Chronicle: 13. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Hill eyes chance to teake on the Germans". Western Daily Press. 20 March 1993. Retrieved 14 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Hockey World Cup". New signings ready. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Hockey World Cup". Birmingham News. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad". Dundee Courier. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad". Western Daily Press. 7 August 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "Hill hangs up boots". Birmingham Daily Post. 4 March 1994. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  10. ^ "A tradition of strong participation and success". Eastbourne College. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
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