Michael Crowe (field hockey)

Michael Crowe
Personal information
Born (1942-08-14) 14 August 1942
Surrey, England
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1964–1967 Tulse Hill - -
1967–1978 Southgate - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– England & Great Britain -

Michael John Brook Crowe (born 14 August 1942) is a British former field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Crowe played club hockey for Tulse Hill[2] and made his England debut in 1965.[3]

After joining Southgate Hockey Club in 1968, Crowe would go on to appear at the Olympics and would captain England during their 1973 Men's Hockey World Cup campaign.[4][5]

He was part of the Southgate team that won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for three successive years in 1976, 1977 and 1978.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Michael Crowe Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Cap chance for under-23s". Torbay Express and South Devon Echo. 25 February 1965. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "England must think again". Evening News (London). 25 October 1965. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Day shocks seed Haslam". Evening News (London). 5 January 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Hockey honours". Liverpool Echo. 2 July 1973. Retrieved 5 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Europes's other champions chase a hat-trick too". Evening News (London). 12 May 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025.