Stephen Batchelor (field hockey player)
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Stephen James Batchelor (born 22 June 1961 in Beare Green
, Surrey
) is a former field hockey
player, who was a member of the golden winning British squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics
in Seoul
. Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles
, he captured the bronze medal with his team.
In 1980, shortly after leaving Millfield School, Batchelor made his international début for England as a 19-year-old. He went on to play 48 times for England winning silver medals in the 1986 World cup and the 1987 European Cup. Batchelor, who played for Southgate, represented Great Britain 66 times. At the Seoul Olympics, he either started or came on as a substitute in all seven matches but despite his reputation as a striker he failed to score in the tournament.
In 1988 he set up Sean Kerly
in the final against West-Germany. Batchelor played international hockey for twelve years. He ended his career after the 1992 Summer Olympics
. He is currently teaching at Cranleigh School
, and coaches the U14 boys hockey team as well as the first tennis team. He was recently appointed Deputy Head of Loveday House as well as Head of Administrations. He currently lives with his four children and wife in the Surrey School.
Beare Green
Beare Green is a small village in Surrey, England. It is located about south of Dorking on the A24, Beare Green's roundabout is the start of the A29 road to Worthing. Holmwood railway station is on the Mole Valley Line....
, Surrey
Surrey
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) 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 golden winning British 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
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...
. 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
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, he captured the bronze medal with his team.
In 1980, shortly after leaving Millfield School, Batchelor made his international début for England as a 19-year-old. He went on to play 48 times for England winning silver medals in the 1986 World cup and the 1987 European Cup. Batchelor, who played for Southgate, represented Great Britain 66 times. At the Seoul Olympics, he either started or came on as a substitute in all seven matches but despite his reputation as a striker he failed to score in the tournament.
In 1988 he set up Sean Kerly
Sean Kerly
Sean Robin Kerly MBE was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate and is a former English field hockey player, who was a member of the golden winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los...
in the final against West-Germany. Batchelor played international hockey for twelve years. He ended his career after 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...
. He is currently teaching at Cranleigh School
Cranleigh School
Cranleigh School is an independent English boarding school in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. It was founded in 1865 as a boys' school and started to admit girls in the early 1970s. It is now co-educational. The current headmaster is Guy de W...
, and coaches the U14 boys hockey team as well as the first tennis team. He was recently appointed Deputy Head of Loveday House as well as Head of Administrations. He currently lives with his four children and wife in the Surrey School.