Will Calnan
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| Full name | William James Cameron Calnan | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
17 April 1996 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | HDM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2016 | Surbiton | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2023 | Hampstead & Westminster | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Southgate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–present | HDM | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2017 | England & GB U21 | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | England & GB | 99 | (19) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William James Cameron Calnan (born 17 April 1996) is an English field hockey player who plays as a forward for Dutch Hoofdklasse club HDM and the England and Great Britain national teams.[1]
He is a former pupil of St Andrew's School in Woking and Cranleigh School, Surrey.[2] He is also an alumnus of Kingston University, having graduated with a degree in business management.
Club career
[edit]Calnan played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Southgate Hockey Club during the 2023–24 season. He has previously played for Surbiton and Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club. In 2024 he left England to play for HDM in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[3]
International career
[edit]Calnan made his senior Great Britain national team debut against Belgium, on 14 June 2018. On 18 June 2024, he was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[4] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Senior Squads | England Hockey".
- ^ "England Calls". Cranleigh School. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- ^ "Will Calnan speelt komend seizoen bij HDM heren 1". 070online.nl (in Dutch). 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Will Calnan at the International Hockey Federation
- Will Calnan at the European Hockey Federation
- Will Calnan on England Hockey
- Will Calnan at Team GB
- Will Calnan at Team England
- William Calnan at Olympics.com
- William Calnan} at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- William Calnan at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- William Calnan on Instagram
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- 1996 births
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- English male field hockey players
- British male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Haagsche Delftsche Mixed players
- Men's Hoofdklasse Hockey players
- Field hockey players from London
- English expatriate field hockey players
- Southgate Hockey Club players
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
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- 21st-century English sportsmen
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