Alastair Wilson
{{Short description|English field hockey player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name = Alastair Wilson
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| birth_date = 19 December 1983
| birth_place = Sheffield, England
| height = 187 cm
| weight =86 kg
| position =
| years1 = 2007–2012
| clubs1 = Beeston
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| nationalteam1 = England & GB
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{{MedalSport | Men's field hockey}}
{{MedalCountry | {{ENG}} }}
{{MedalCompetition|European Championship}}
{{MedalBronze|2011 Gladbach| Team}}
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Alastair Wilson (born 19 December 1983) is a British field hockey player, he has competed in the European championship, as well as in the World Championship and in the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/Beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6729|title=Alastair Wilson|publisher=olympics.org.uk|accessdate=22 January 2010|archive-date=26 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100226031003/http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/AthleteProfile.aspx?id=6729|url-status=dead}}
Biography
Wilson graduated from Nottingham Trent University in business studies, in 2007. He plays as forward in Field Hockey,{{cite web|url=http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=26&itemTitle=Alastair+Wilson§ion=1091|title=Alastair Wilson|publisher=greatbritainhockey.co.uk|accessdate=20 July 2020}} and he first played for England in January 2005 on a tour of South Africa, and has since played for England 45 times and for Great Britain over 20 times, including three appearances in the EuroHockey Nations Championship, and a part in the 2006 World Cup as substitute for Ben Marsden.
Wilson played club hockey for Beeston in the Men's England Hockey League and was selected for Great Britain at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, where the team came fifth in the tournament{{Cite Sports-Reference|title = Alastair Wilson|url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/alastair-wilson-1.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040232/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/wi/alastair-wilson-1.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 2020-04-18|accessdate = 2015-07-13}} and played in the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi.{{cite web|url=https://www.getreading.co.uk/sport/hockey/mantells-go-back-india-england-4301547 |title=Mantells go back to India with England |website=Berkshire Live |date=25 August 2010 |access-date=22 May 2025}}
Still at Beeston, Wilson represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18614139 |title=London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad |website=GBR Athletics |date=27 June 2012 |access-date=22 May 2025}}and at the 2012 Summer Olympics, where they came fourth, losing the bronze medal match to Australia.
References
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External links
- {{FIH|3160|Ali Wilson}}
- {{Team GB|4Yqcg9HVSDjFnXi8Onww7N}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|alastair-wilson}}
- {{Olympedia}}
- {{CGF profile}}
- {{2010 Commonwealth Games profile|694022}}
{{England FH Squad 2006 World Cup}}
{{Great Britain FH Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}
{{England FH Squad 2010 World Cup}}
{{Great Britain FH Squad 2012 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:Alumni of Nottingham Trent University
Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
Category:English male field hockey players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Loughborough Students field hockey players
Category:Beeston Hockey Club players
Category:2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players
Category:Field hockey players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for England