Bernie Cotton
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Bernard James "Bernie" Cotton MBE
(born 30 June 1948) is a field hockey
coach and former player and captain. He won 73 caps for England
and 54 for Great Britain, representing the country at the 1972 Summer Olympics
. He went on to serve as Great Britain's assistant manager at the 1988 Summer Olympics
, where the team won a gold medal, and as manager at the 1992 Summer Olympics
, where they finished sixth.
Having gained a degree in Geography at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
, he worked as a geography teacher at Bishop's Stortford College
for six years in the late 1960s and 1970s, before returning during the 1990s. He left the school to work as a performance director for the British Olympic Association
, later becoming Performance Manager. In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for services to sports.
MBE
MBE can stand for:* Mail Boxes Etc.* Management by exception* Master of Bioethics* Master of Bioscience Enterprise* Master of Business Engineering* Master of Business Economics* Mean Biased Error...
(born 30 June 1948) is a 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...
coach and former player and captain. He won 73 caps for England
England national field hockey team
The England national field hockey team represents England in international field hockey. The team finished in fifth-place in the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach, Germany....
and 54 for Great Britain, representing the country at the 1972 Summer Olympics
1972 Summer Olympics
The 1972 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from August 26 to September 11, 1972....
. He went on to serve as Great Britain's assistant manager at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics
The 1988 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad, were an all international multi-sport events celebrated from September 17 to October 2, 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the second summer Olympic Games to be held in Asia and the first since the 1964 Summer Olympics...
, where the team won a gold medal, and as manager at the 1992 Summer Olympics
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, where they finished sixth.
Having gained a degree in Geography at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Fitzwilliam College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Cambridge in England.The college traces its origins back to 1869 and the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer students from less financially privileged backgrounds a chance to study...
, he worked as a geography teacher at Bishop's Stortford College
Bishop's Stortford College
Bishop's Stortford College is a co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils from the ages of four to eighteen, with a campus located on the edge of Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England...
for six years in the late 1960s and 1970s, before returning during the 1990s. He left the school to work as a performance director for the British Olympic Association
British Olympic Association
The British Olympic Association is the national Olympic committee for Great Britain and Northern Ireland. It was formed in 1905 in the House of Commons, and at that time consisted of seven national governing body members from the following sports: fencing, life-saving, cycling, skating, rowing,...
, later becoming Performance Manager. In 2009 he was awarded an MBE for services to sports.
External links
- Bernard James Cotton British Olympics Association