Stephen Batchelor (field hockey) explained

Stephen Batchelor
Full Name:	Stephen James Batchelor
Birth Date:	1961 6, df=yes
Birth Place:	Beare Green, Surrey, England

Stephen James "Steve" Batchelor (born 22 June 1961) is an English former field hockey player.

International career

Batchelor was a gold medal winning Great Britain squad member in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, setting up Imran Sherwani in the final against West-Germany. Four years earlier he won Bronze at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Hockey World Cup.^{[1] [2]} Batchelor played international hockey for twelve years before retiring after the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Club career

Batchelor has played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club and East Grinstead.^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Batchelor was born in Beare Green, Surrey. He is head of admissions at Cranleigh School, and coaches the U14 boys and girls hockey teams. He lives in Cranleigh with his four children, including Meg Batchelor International Professional Hockey Star and wife Jackie-Bae.

Notes and References

1. Steve Batchelor . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/steve-batchelor-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 21 November 2014.
2. Web site: Remembering the boys of 86 . Sports Journalists' Association . 17 October 2006 . 21 November 2014.
3. Web site: Southgate Hockey Club . National Representation . 21 November 2014.
4. Web site: Olympic Games: Hockey: Hill's double helps quell British tension . https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympic-games-hockey-hills-double-helps-quell-british-tension-1535911.html . 25 May 2022 . subscription . live . ESI Media . The Independent . 27 July 1992 . 22 January 2015.