Jimmy Wallis

James Wallis (born 13 June 1974 in London, Greater London) is a male former English field hockey midfielder.

Jimmy Wallis
Personal information
Full nameJames Wallis
Born13 June 1974 (1974-06-13) (age 49)
London, Greater London, England
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight146 lb (66 kg)
Sport
ClubTeddington Hockey Club
Reading Hockey Club
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Hockey career

Wallis was a member of the British squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1] Wallis was also a member of Team GB at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[2][3] Wallis, nicknamed Wal, "Kipper" and Ratty, played club hockey for Teddington Hockey Club and Surbiton Hockey Club. He made his debut for England in 1995. He represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[4]

Personal life

He now works as a hockey coach and Physics teacher at Reed's School in Surrey. He plays golf competitively, has played for the Surrey County Golf Union First Team and reached his lowest handicap in 2012 (plus 2). In 2014 he finished tied first at The Open Championship Regional Qualifying tournament at Hankley Common GC with a 3-under par score of 68.

References
  1. "Profile". Athens2004.com. Athens Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games.
  2. "Jimmy Wallis". Olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Archived from the original on 17 December 2019.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jimmy Wallis". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012.
  4. "1998 Athletes". Team England. Archived from the original on 8 October 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2006.


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