Sean Kerly
Personal information
Full name Sean Robin Kerly
Born (1960-01-29) 29 January 1960 (age 63)
Whitstable, Kent, England
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team competition
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team competition
Representing  England
Hockey World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1986 London Team competition

Sean Robin Kerly MBE (born 29 January 1960) is an English former field hockey player.

Biography

Kerly was born in Whitstable and was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate.[1] He has played club hockey for Canterbury, Southgate and Herne Bay.[2] In 1981, he made his England senior international debut.[1]

At the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, he helped Great Britain secure the bronze medal. Kerly scored the winning goal in the bronze medal match in LA against Australia (3-2). The success is attributed as having revived interest in hockey in Britain. Two years later, at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup, Britain won the silver medal on home ground in London, with Kerly scoring four goals in the tournament.[1][3][4][5]

After scoring a hat-trick against Pakistan in the 1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and eight goals in one game during the 1987 European Club Cup he entered the 1988 Olympics as a well known name in Britain.[1] In 1988, he was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He scored a hat-trick in the semi-final against Australia before Britain defeated West Germany 3–1 in the final, with Kerly scoring once and Imran Sherwani twice.[1]

Since retirement, he has also been involved in commentary for international hockey coverage on national television.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Montague, Trevor (2004). A-Z of Sport, pages 401-402. Little, Brown. ISBN 0-316-72645-1.
  2. ^ "Club Info". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Sean Kerly". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Seoul Games golden boy Sean Kerly still loves a bit of stick after all these years - Telegraph". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  5. ^ "Remembering the boys of 86 - Sports Journalists' Association". 17 October 2006. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Sean Kerly official website". Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ^ "London 2012 - Where are they now? Hockey hero Sean Kerly - Yahoo! Eurosport". Retrieved 20 November 2014.

External links

Sean Kerly – International Tournaments
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