Henry Weir

{{short description|English field hockey player}}

{{about||the American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient|Henry C. Weir}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Henry Weir

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| full_name = William Henry Weir

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Croydon, England

| height = 1.76 m

| weight = 75 kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Old Georgians

| nationalyears1 = 2012–present

| nationalteam1 = England & GB

| nationalcaps1 = 185

| nationalgoals1 = 6

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{ENG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|EuroHockey Championship}}

{{MedalBronze|2017 Amstelveen|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Glasgow|Team}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Gold Coast|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Hockey World League}}

{{MedalBronze|2012–13 New Delhi|Team}}

| updated = 4 February 2022

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William Henry Weir (born 13 February 1990) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Old Georgians and ex England and Great Britain national teams.{{Cite web|url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/player.asp?itemid=8388&itemTitle=Henry+Weir§ion=44|title = Senior Squads | England Hockey}}

He graduated from Loughborough College with a degree in sports coaching. He is married to Racheal Weir with one daughter, Rose.

Club career

Weir plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians.

He has also previously played for Wimbledon, Loughborough Students', Brooklands MU, Crewe Vagrants and Reigate Priory Hockey Club.

International career

Weir made his international debut against India in December 2012 at the Melbourne Champions Trophy, only 11 years after he first started playing hockey for the Crewe Vagrants. He played for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.{{cite web|title=Henry Weir biography|url=http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1024004/henry_weir.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141004084709/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/squash/1024004/henry_weir.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=4 October 2014}}

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