Paul Michael Bolland (born 13 March 1965) is a British former field hockey player who competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 13 March 1965 Weston-super-Mare, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
editBolland was born in Weston-super-Mare, England.[2]
Bolland played club hockey for York Hockey Club and represented Yorkshire at county level[3] and while at the club was part of the silver medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1985 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Perth, Australia[4] and won a silver medal with the England team at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London.[5]
Bolland signed to play for Leicester Westleigh Hockey Club and then Wakefield Hockey Club before joining Hounslow Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League from the 1989/90 season.[6]
At Hounslow, he represented England at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup[7] and competed with the Great Britain squad in the men's tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[8][9]
Bolland continued to play for Hounslow for another six seasons and became the club captain. He moved to St Albans Hockey Club in October 1998.[10]
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul Bolland". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ↑ "Remembering the boys of 86 - Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ↑ "Andy in England squad". Liverpool Daily Post. 21 May 1986. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey". Middlesex Chronicle. 18 September 1986. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hockey World Cup". New signings ready. 7 September 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hockey World Cup". Birmingham News. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad". Dundee Courier. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey". Kingston Informer. 9 October 1998. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
edit- Paul Bolland at Olympics.com
- Paul Bolland at Olympedia
- Paul Bolland at InterSportStats
