Olympics Page
Our Athletes
​Hover over each athlete to get to know more about them!
Sarah
Jones
Caps: 182
(67 GB/ 115 Wal)
First Club:
Cardiff Athletic HC (now Cardiff & Met)
Fun Fact:
I once won a lifetime supply of wagon wheels from winning a football dribbling competition
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Favourite Hockey Memory:
Bronze medal in Tokyo Olympics
2nd Olympics
Tokyo 2021
Paris 2024
Jacob
Draper
Caps: 138
(57 GB/ 81 Wal)
First Club:
Gwent Hockey Club
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Fun Fact:
I was a toddler model for gap
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Other Sports:
Football
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Favourite Hockey Memory:
Winning the EHL with Pinoke
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2nd Olympics
Tokyo 2021
Paris 2024
Rupert Shipperley
Caps: 154
(48 GB/ 106 Wal)
First Club:
Whitchurch HC
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Other Sports:
Rugby
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Favourite Hockey Memory:
Leading out Wales at their first World Cup in India
2nd Olympics
Tokyo 2021
Paris 2024
Gareth
Furlong
Caps: 159
(11 GB/ 148 Wal)
First Club:
Cambridge Nomads HC
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Fun Fact:
​Both my brother and dad also represent Wales at hockey
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Other Sports:
​Cricket
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Favourite Hockey Memory:
​EHL bronze medal 2022 / World Cup, India 2023
1st Olympics
Paris 2024
Ways to Play
Check out all the opportunities to play hockey this summer!
Hoci Near You
Mer, 30 HydPwllheli HC30 Hyd 2024, 09:45 – 16:00Pwllheli HC, Bodegroes Park, Pwllheli LL53 5TH, UK30 Hyd 2024, 09:45 – 16:00Pwllheli HC, Bodegroes Park, Pwllheli LL53 5TH, UKJoin us this October half-term for an action-packed Hywl Hockey Engagement and Skills Camp—designed for boys and girls aged 8-13. Perfect for players of all abilities, this camp offers a fun and active environment to improve your hockey skills and make new friends.- Iau, 31 HydPontcanna31 Hyd 2024, 09:45 – 16:00Pontcanna, Sophia Cl, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9SW, UK31 Hyd 2024, 09:45 – 16:00Pontcanna, Sophia Cl, Pontcanna, Cardiff CF11 9SW, UKJoin us this October half-term for an action-packed Hywl Hockey Engagement and Skills Camp—designed for boys and girls aged 8-13. Perfect for players of all abilities, this camp offers a fun and active environment to improve your hockey skills and make new friends.
The Big Dribble
In summer 2024 we saw schools and clubs across Wales to complete the equivalent distance from Cardiff Castle to Paris (490km) all whilst dribbling a hockey ball.
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Congratulations to Gorslas Primary School for Winning the Big Dribble Competition.
Did you know?
1908 Olympics, White City Stadium, London
The first ever field hockey tournament took place in the Olympics in 1908, the following countries competed: England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Germany and France.
Podium
Gold: England
Silver: Ireland
Bronze: Scotland and Wales
All medals have since been credited to GB Hockey
Download our Wordsearch to check out how many Welsh players have competed at the Olympics over the last 100+ years!
Olympic Hall of Fame
Igniting a Passion for Hockey
Leah Wilkinson
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Club: Belper HC
Fun Fact: Highest Welsh Capped Player in any Sport.
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Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games
Tokyo 2021
Bronze Medal
Leah Wilkinson
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Sarah Thomas
Current Club:
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Fun Fact:
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London 2012
Bronze Medal
Beijing 2008
Sarah Thomas
​Favourite Memories:
David Hacker
First Club: Andover HC​
Fun Fact: Only Sir Steven Redgrave, at 38, was older than me at the Sydney Olympics in 2000, I was 36!
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Sydney 2000
David Hacker
​Favourite Memories:16th Sept 2000, GB v Holland, as the whistle went to start the game, it meant I was an Olympian…then on with the game! Being part of an excellent 2-1 win for Wales over Spain in the 7th/8th play-off, in the European Cup in Dublin in 1995…one year later Spain gained a silver medal in 1996 Olympics in Atlanta!
Helen Morgan Grandon
First Club: Penarth
​Fun Fact:
Doing everyone’s ironing with Linford Christie at the Olympics
Barcelona 1992
Bronze Medal
Helen Morgan Grandon
​Favourite Memories: Winning bronze at the Olympics
Helen’s family would like to add a special thank you to Jackie Williams, who mentored and coached Helen from the age of 13 throughout her hockey career. Without Jackie, Helen would never have played hockey.
Seoul 1988
Wendy Banks
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
LA 1984
Bronze Medal
Robert Lewis Cattrall
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Munich 1972
Peter Marsh
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Munich 1972
Austin Savage
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Mexico: 1968
Peter Wilson
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Tokyo 1964
Roger Sutton
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Rome: 1960
Chris Saunders-Griffiths
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Melbourne: 1956
Colin Dale
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Melbourne: 1956
Tokyo: 1964
Geoffrey Cutter
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Helsinki: 1952
Graham Dadds
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
Helsinki: 1952
John Paskin Taylo
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
London: 1948
Silver Medal
Ronald Davis
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
London: 1948
Silver Medal
William Griffiths
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport
London: 1948
Silver Medal
DB Thomas
​Favourite Memories: Beating India 3.2 at the Gold Coast commonwealth games and winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympic Games
Leah Wilkinson
Current Club: Belper HC
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Fun Fact:
I am the most capped Welsh Athlete in any sport