Timothy Drummond

Tim Drummond
Personal information
Full nameTimothy James Drummond
Born (1988-03-05) 5 March 1988
Cape Town, South Africa
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionMidfielder
ClubHDM
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
2011–2013 SCHC - -
–2021 Klein Zwitserland - -
2021–present HDM - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2012–2023 South Africa 163 (16)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  South Africa
Africa Cup of Nations
Gold medal – first place2013 Nairobi
Gold medal – first place2017 Ismaili
Gold medal – first place2022 Accra
Updated on 26 May 2022

Timothy James Drummond[1] (born 5 March 1988), also known as Tim Drummond,[2][3] is a South African field hockey player[4][5] who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club HDM and the South African national team.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed for the national team in the men's tournament.[5] Drummond was educated at Hilton College.[6]

In 2023, he announced his retirement from International Hockey.[3]

Club career

Drummond spent several years in England playing for Henley Hockey Club. In 2011, he joined SCHC in the Netherlands, where he played for two seasons.[7] He also played for Klein Zwitserland in the Dutch Hoofdklasse.[8] In the summer of 2021, he left Klein Zwitserland to join HDM, which competes in the Dutch second division.[9]

Personal life

In 2022, he married Dutch field hockey player Eva de Goede.[10][11]

References

  1. ↑ "Timothy James Drummond". thecgf.com. Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 29 November 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  2. ↑ "DRUMMOND Tim". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Tim Drummond Announces Retirement from South African Hockey". SA Hockey Association. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  4. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Timothy Drummond". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Timothy Drummond". London2012.com. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2012.
  6. ↑ Old Boy International Sportsmen, archived from the original on 10 August 2014
  7. ↑ "Mannen van SCHC strikken nog eens vijf spelers". nu.nl (in Dutch). NU.nl. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "Voor grote onbekende KZ is HK-voorbereiding gevecht tegen de klok". hockey.nl (in Dutch). The Hague: Hockey.nl. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  9. ↑ "Tim Drummond maakt overstap naar HDM". haagsetopsport.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 30 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "Eva de Goede heet voortaan Eva Drummond" [Eva de Goede is now called Eva Drummond]. DeNieuwsbode.nl (in Dutch). 9 September 2022. Nederlandse hockeyinternational Eva de Goede heet voortaan Eva Drummond. Ze is namelijk in Zeist, zonder veel tam-tam, getrouwd met Tim Drummond [Dutch hockey international Eva de Goede is now called Eva Drummond. She married Tim Drummond in Zeist, without much fanfare]
  11. ↑ "Hockeygrootheid Drummond is terug en moet bondscoach Van Ass overtuigen" [Hockey great Drummond is back and has to convince national coach Van Ass]. NOS.nl (in Dutch). 24 October 2023. hockeyster Eva Drummond, zoals Eva de Goede door het leven gaat sinds haar huwelijk met de Zuid-Afrikaanse hockeyer Tim Drummond [hockey player Eva Drummond, as Eva de Goede has gone through life since her marriage to the South African hockey player Tim Drummond]