Jimmy_Wallis
Jimmy Wallis
British field hockey player
James Wallis (born 13 June 1974 in London, Greater London) is a male former English field hockey midfielder. He has a wife and three children
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| Full name | James Wallis | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 June 1974 (1974-06-13) (age 49) London, Greater London, England | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 146 lb (66 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| Club | Teddington Hockey Club Reading Hockey Club | ||||||||||||||
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Wallis was a member of the British squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1] Wallis was also a member of Team GB at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2][3] Wallis, nicknamed Wal, "Kipper" and Ratty, played club hockey for Teddington Hockey Club and Surbiton Hockey Club. He made his debut for England in 1995. He represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[4]
He now works as a hockey coach and Physics teacher at Reed's School in Surrey. He plays golf competitively, has played for the Surrey County Golf Union First Team and reached his lowest handicap in 2012 (plus 2). In 2014 he finished tied first at The Open Championship Regional Qualifying tournament at Hankley Common GC with a 3-under par score of 68.
- "Profile". Athens2004.com. Athens Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.[dead link]
- "Jimmy Wallis". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jimmy Wallis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
- "1998 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2006.
- Jimmy Wallis at the International Hockey Federation
- Jimmy Wallis at Olympics.com
- Jimmy Wallis at Olympedia
- Jimmy Wallis at Team GB
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