Richard Leman
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Richard Alexander Leman (born 13 July 1959 in East Grinstead
, West Sussex
) is a former field hockey
player, who was a member of the gold medal winning British
squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, he secured the bronze medal with his team.
Between 1973 and 1977, he was educated at Gresham's School
, Holt
, where he captained the school's First XI hockey team. Later on, Leman returned to Sussex and joined the local club in his home town of East Grinstead where he developed into an outstanding forward. In the 1990 World Cup in Lahore he became England’s most capped player when he played in his 106th match, thereby surpassing Norman Hughes
’ record of 105 caps.
Leman also represented Great Britain 70 times and won 40 further caps for England in indoor internationals. After captaining the team at the 1990 World Cup he retired having amassed a record total of 228 selections for international matches. Apart from winning bronze and gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, Leman also won silver medals at the 1986 World Cup and the 1987 European Cup. He has two sons called sebastian(age 14) and Leo(age 12).
Leman was voted Player of the Year in 1984. He is a member of the British Olympic Association
Executive Board and Chairman of East Grinstead
Sports Club Charity. Leman joined the Board of England Hockey
in 2004 having served as a vice-president for the previous year. He became President of Great Britain Hockey in 2007.
In his business career he has founded several businesses in the recruitment sector and his first company, Olympian Consultancy, was listed as 8th in the Sunday Times Virgin Fasttrack 100 companies for 1999. In the same year Leman won the Durlacher Executive of the Year Award as well as the Sussex Businessman of the Year Award.
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
, West Sussex
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in the south of England, bordering onto East Sussex , Hampshire and Surrey. The county of Sussex has been divided into East and West since the 12th century, and obtained separate county councils in 1888, but it remained a single ceremonial county until 1974 and the coming...
) is a former 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, who was a member of the gold medal winning British
Great Britain
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squad 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...
in Seoul
Seoul
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. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, he secured the bronze medal with his team.
Between 1973 and 1977, he was educated at Gresham's School
Gresham's School
Gresham’s School is an independent coeducational boarding school in Holt in North Norfolk, England, a member of the HMC.The school was founded in 1555 by Sir John Gresham as a free grammar school for forty boys, following King Henry VIII's dissolution of the Augustinian priory at Beeston Regis...
, Holt
Holt, Norfolk
Holt is a market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The town is north of the city of Norwich, west of Cromer and east of King's Lynn. The town is on the route of the A148 King's Lynn to Cromer road. The nearest railway station is in the town of Sheringham where access to the...
, where he captained the school's First XI hockey team. Later on, Leman returned to Sussex and joined the local club in his home town of East Grinstead where he developed into an outstanding forward. In the 1990 World Cup in Lahore he became England’s most capped player when he played in his 106th match, thereby surpassing Norman Hughes
Norman Hughes
This article concerns the championship hockey player. For biologist Norman Hughes, see proponents of Theistic Evolution.Norman Hughes is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the British team at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.Hughes attended Crewe County...
’ record of 105 caps.
Leman also represented Great Britain 70 times and won 40 further caps for England in indoor internationals. After captaining the team at the 1990 World Cup he retired having amassed a record total of 228 selections for international matches. Apart from winning bronze and gold medals at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics, Leman also won silver medals at the 1986 World Cup and the 1987 European Cup. He has two sons called sebastian(age 14) and Leo(age 12).
Leman was voted Player of the Year in 1984. He is a member of 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,...
Executive Board and Chairman of East Grinstead
East Grinstead
East Grinstead is a town and civil parish in the northeastern corner of Mid Sussex, West Sussex in England near the East Sussex, Surrey, and Kent borders. It lies south of London, north northeast of Brighton, and east northeast of the county town of Chichester...
Sports Club Charity. Leman joined the Board of England Hockey
England Hockey
England Hockey is the national governing body for the sport of hockey in England. There are separate governing bodies for the sport in the other parts of the United Kingdom. It was formed on 1 January 2003 to replace the English Hockey Association which had had to suspend operations 2002 because...
in 2004 having served as a vice-president for the previous year. He became President of Great Britain Hockey in 2007.
In his business career he has founded several businesses in the recruitment sector and his first company, Olympian Consultancy, was listed as 8th in the Sunday Times Virgin Fasttrack 100 companies for 1999. In the same year Leman won the Durlacher Executive of the Year Award as well as the Sussex Businessman of the Year Award.