Gavin Byers
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| Born | 23 December 1988 Dundee, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gavin Byers (born 23 December 1988)[1] is a Scottish field hockey player who has represented Scotland at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
Biography
Byers was born in Dundee, Glasgow, and was educated at Hillside Primary and Menzieshill High School.[2] Byers played club hockey for Grove Menzieshill Hockey Club in the Scottish Hockey Premiership.[3]
He won a bronze medal with Scotland at the 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Vinnytsia, Ukraine[4] and won another bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Prague.
Byers spent a season with Melville City in Australia before returning to Grove Menzieshill. He won gold with Scotland at the 2017 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Glasgow[5] and participated in the Commonwealth Games hockey tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, Australia.[6][7]
Byers also spent time playing in Hamburg, Germany, for Uhlenhorster HC and Grossflottbeker THGC[8] and in 2021 he helped Scotland win the silver medal at the 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno, Poland.[9]
After returning from Germany, Byers coached at Grove Menzieshill and the High School of Dundee and in 2023, he joined Scottish Hockey in a coaching capacity.[10]
References
- ↑ "SCO v ENG (Test Match) (M)". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "Gavin Byers profile". Scottish Hockey. Archived from the original on 9 October 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "Olympic hockey pair return to Scotland colours for Tests". The Scotsman. 12 November 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "Michael Bremner retires from international hockey". Scottish Hockey. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "EuroHockey Championship 2017: Scotland beat Wales in final". BBC Sport. 12 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ↑ "Gold Coast 2018 hockey squads announced". Scottish Hockey. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "XXI Commonwealth Games (M) Scotland". International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey – Scotland name four Edinburgh players". Edinburgh Reporter. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ↑ "Exciting Scotland Squad Announced For 2021 EuroHockey Championships II". Great Britain Hockey. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ↑ "Gavin Byers to lead Scotland Aspiring boys into this summer's European Championships". Scottish Hockey. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
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