James Fair (field hockey)

James Fair
Personal information
Full name	James John W. Fair
Born	8 January 1981 (age 43); Chester, England
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Cannock Hockey Club
National team
Years	Team
	England
	Great Britain
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing England
Champions Trophy
European Championship
	Last updated on: 12 June 2012

James John W. Fair (born 8 January 1981, in Chester)^[1] is an English former field hockey player who played as a goalkeeper.

He made his international debut in 2005, and has competed for England and Great Britain at numerous tournaments.^[1] He was selected to represent Great Britain in the 2008 Summer Olympics, although he did not play any matches. However, at the 2012 Summer Olympics he was Great Britain's first choice goalkeeper and started every match. Following Great Britain's defeat 3–1 defeat to Australia in the bronze playoff game, Fair was not one of the five Olympians selected for the England squad chosen to go to the 2012 Champions Trophy. In 2009 he was made goalkeeper of the year by the FIH.

From 1989 to 1999 he was educated at The King's School, Chester.^[2] He graduated from Birmingham University in 2003 in Geography and Geology.^[3] He used to work at Stowe School in Buckinghamshire He now works at King Edward's School, Birmingham in Birmingham, as a Geography Teacher.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "At a glance: James Fair". Great Britain Hockey. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
^ "Inspirational Alumni Members". The King's School Chester. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
^ "Hockey alumni". Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

External links

James Fair at the International Hockey Federation
James Fair at Olympics.com
James Fair at Olympedia
James Fair at Team GB
James Fair at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
James Fair at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)

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[gbhockey-1] "At a glance: James Fair". Great Britain Hockey. Archived from the original on 13 November 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2013.

[InspirationalAlumni-2] "Inspirational Alumni Members". The King's School Chester. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 2 December 2011.

[3] "Hockey alumni". Archived from the original on 28 December 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

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