Tom Bertram
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Tom Quesenbery Bertram (born 24 May 1977 in Ashford, Middlesex) is an English
field hockey
player. Bertram played in two Summer Olympics for Great Britain
in 2000 and 2004.
Bertram, nicknamed Bertie and/or Stroker, has played club hockey for Bournville
, Stourport and Reading
. He made his English international debut in a friendly against Argentina
in 1999. He was educated at Millfield
School in Somerset.
By profession Bertram is a doctor, and his international career was at times interrupted by his medical studies.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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. Bertram played in two Summer Olympics for Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
in 2000 and 2004.
Bertram, nicknamed Bertie and/or Stroker, has played club hockey for Bournville
Bournville
Bournville is a model village on the south side of Birmingham, England, best known for its connections with the Cadbury family and chocolate – including a dark chocolate bar branded "Bournville". It is also a ward within the council constituency of Selly Oak and home to the Bournville Centre...
, Stourport and Reading
Reading, Berkshire
Reading is a large town and unitary authority area in England. It is located in the Thames Valley at the confluence of the River Thames and River Kennet, and on both the Great Western Main Line railway and the M4 motorway, some west of London....
. He made his English international debut in a friendly against Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
in 1999. He was educated at Millfield
Millfield
Millfield is an independent school in Street in Somerset, in south-west England.The school currently has a roll of 1,260 pupils, of whom 910 are boarders...
School in Somerset.
By profession Bertram is a doctor, and his international career was at times interrupted by his medical studies.