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'''Benjamin ("Ben") Robert Hawes''' (born 28 July 1980 in [[Brighton]]) is an [[England|English]] [[field hockey]] player who plays in midfield or as a half back.


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Competing for [[England national field hockey team|England]] and [[Great Britain and Northern Ireland national field hockey team|Great Britain]] at numerous tournaments, he represented Great Britain in [[Field hockey at the 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics (captain)]]. He has 120 caps representing England and 64 caps representing Great Britain as of 11 August 2010.
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'''Benjamin Robert Hawes''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} (born 28 July 1980) is a former English [[field hockey]] player, a [[Olympic Games|3xOlympian]] who played for the [[England men's national hockey team|English]] and the [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|British]] national team in midfield or as a halfback.
He is an elected member of the British Olympic Association Athlets Commission.

Hawes competed for [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|England]] and [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] at numerous tournaments, and has represented Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2004, 2008 (as captain) and 2012 Summer Olympics. He had 132 caps representing England and 99 caps representing Great Britain (231 International Caps) before he announced his retirement from international hockey in 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.englandhockey.co.uk/news.asp?section=22&itemid=21444 |title=Five announce international retirements - England Hockey |accessdate=2013-04-16}}</ref> He currently is the coach of the [[Wimbledon Hockey Club|Wimbledon's]] men's team, having previously played for them, [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]] and [[Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club|Amsterdam]].

He was named Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes' Commission in 2015,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.teamgb.com/athletes-commission |title=BOA ATHLETES COMMISSION}}</ref> representing British Olympic Athletes on the BOA Board, after serving on the commission for 4 years.

Hawes was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2022 Birthday Honours]] for services to sport.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=63714|supp=y|page=B20|date=1 June 2022}}</ref>


==References==
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*[http://www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk/athlete.asp?itemid=32&itemTitle=Ben+Hawes&section=0001000100020003&sectionTitle=Men%27s+Squad Profile at www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk]

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* {{SR/Olympics|ha/ben-hawes-1|archive=20161203070920}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120729071910/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/9424139/Ben-Hawes-Team-GB-London-2012-Olympics.html Team GB profile: Nem Hawes] at Telegraph.co.uk
* [http://w.fixtureslive.com/player/326/overview/Ben-Hawes EHL Statistics] at FixturesLive.com

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Latest revision as of 03:03, 16 April 2024

Ben Hawes
MBE
Personal information
Full name Benjamin Robert Hawes
Born 28 July 1980 (1980-07-28) (age 43)
Lewes, East Sussex, England
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach Team
Hockey European Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amsterdam Team

Benjamin Robert Hawes MBE (born 28 July 1980) is a former English field hockey player, a 3xOlympian who played for the English and the British national team in midfield or as a halfback.

Hawes competed for England and Great Britain at numerous tournaments, and has represented Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2004, 2008 (as captain) and 2012 Summer Olympics. He had 132 caps representing England and 99 caps representing Great Britain (231 International Caps) before he announced his retirement from international hockey in 2013.[1] He currently is the coach of the Wimbledon's men's team, having previously played for them, Surbiton and Amsterdam.

He was named Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes' Commission in 2015,[2] representing British Olympic Athletes on the BOA Board, after serving on the commission for 4 years.

Hawes was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2022 Birthday Honours for services to sport.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Five announce international retirements - England Hockey". Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ "BOA ATHLETES COMMISSION".
  3. ^ "No. 63714". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 2022. p. B20.

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