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Jonty Clarke

Jonty Clarke
Personal information
Born 28 January 1981
Rochford, Essex, England
Height 183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
2001–2003 University of Reading
2003–2017 Reading Hockey Club
National team
Years Team Caps
Great Britain 63
England 138
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach Team
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Barcelona Team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mönchengladbach Team

Jonathan Clarke (born 28 January 1981) is an English former field hockey player who played as a forward for England and Great Britain.[1] He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Biography

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Clarke was born in Rochford, Essex[2] and brought up in the town of Southend. He was educated at Southend High School for Boys and studied Economics at the University of Reading.[3]

Clarke played club hockey for Reading Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and while there he made his international debut against Belgium in February 2003.[3] He represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne[4][5] and represented Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[2] SHSB said that they believed Jonty is the second pupil to ever represent Team GB at the Olympics after Mark Foster.[citation needed]

After his performance at the 2008 Olympics, Clarke became the first accountant to win the Echo's Southend Sports Personality of the Year. He attributed his success partly to his employer BDO, for which he works for on a part-time basis.[citation needed] He was part of the silver medal winning England team that competed at the 2010 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Mönchengladbach, Germany.[6]

Still playing for Reading, Clarke went to his second Olympic Games, representing Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.[7]

He retired from hockey in 2017.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Current Internationals Great Britain and England". Reading Hockey Club. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Jonty Clarke". Reading University. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  4. ^ "Surbiton seven in medals quest". Surrey Comet. 16 March 2006. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  5. ^ "Melbourne 2006 Team". Team England. Retrieved 24 May 2025.
  6. ^ "England suffer heavy defeat in first Champions Trophy final". The Guardian. 8 August 2010. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  7. ^ "London 2012: GB confirms its men's hockey squad". GBR Athletics. 27 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  8. ^ "Reading Hockey Club set for summer exodus with coach Andy Watts, manager Chris Davey and hot-shot Jonty Clarke all set to leave". Reading Chronicle. 9 March 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
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