Jason Collins (field hockey)

Jason Collins
Personal information
BornMay 1977 (age 49)
Worthing, England
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionDefender
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1993–2000 East Grinstead - -
2001–2005 Guildford - -
2007–2017 Chichester - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– GB & England -
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
European Championship
Bronze medal – third place2003 BarcelonaTeam

Jason Matthew Collins (born May 1977)[1][2] is a British former field hockey player who played for GB and England.

Biography

Collins was born in Worthing, England, and educated at Littlehampton Community School.[3]

He was the captain of Horsham Colts and his Littlehampton School team and won a place on the Sussex representative junior squad in 1991.[4] After a spell with Worthing Hockey Club[5] he played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League from 1993.[6][7]

Collins joined Guildford in 2001 and in October 2001 he was selected for his England debut during the international series against South Africa.[8] Still at Guildford, Collins represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where he helped England finish in fifth position.[9][10][11]

After the 2005 season Collins retired from international hockey and later joined Chichester for the 2007/08 season as a player coach.[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jason Matthew Collins". Companies House. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Jason Collins". ESL Regulatory Consulting. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  3. ↑ "Roll of honour". Littlehampton Gazette. 13 December 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Handy Warm Up". West Sussex County Times. 25 January 1991. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Hockey". Worthing Herald. 12 February 1993. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Grinstead are Knock-out". East Grinstead Observer. 24 January 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Newsom glad he stayed!". The Argus. 2 March 1999. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "jason in for England". Littlehampton Gazette. 4 October 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ↑ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  12. ↑ "Hockey: Grinstead get a lift". The Argus. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
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