Alastair Wilson
Encyclopedia
Alastair Wilson is a British
field hockey
player, he has competed in the European championship
, as well as in the World Championship
and in the 2008 Olympics.
Wilson graduated from Nottingham Trent University
in business studies, in 2007. He plays as forward in Field Hockey, 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 for Great Britain at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where the team came fifth in the tournament.
United Kingdom
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field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player, he has competed in the European championship
EuroHockey Nations Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's and women's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships...
, as well as in the World Championship
Hockey World Cup
The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...
and in the 2008 Olympics.
Wilson graduated from Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University
Nottingham Trent University is a public teaching and research university in Nottingham, United Kingdom. It was founded as a new university in 1992 from the existing Trent Polytechnic , however it can trace its roots back to 1843 with the establishment of the Nottingham Government School of Design...
in business studies, in 2007. He plays as forward in Field Hockey, 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
Ben Marsden
Benjamin Marsden is an English field hockey player who plays as a half back.Competing for England and Great Britain at numerous tournaments, he is representing Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics...
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Wilson played for Great Britain at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, where the team came fifth in the tournament.