Alastair Richard Brogdon (born 10 November 1987) is a British and English former

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who competed at

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Rio 2016, were an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with preliminary events i ...

in Rio.

Biography

Brogdon was born in November 1987, in Hale, Manchester growing up in Bowdon, the youngest of three boys, both his older brothers, as well as his father and grandfather were hockey players. Brogdon played club hockey in the

Men's England Hockey League The Men's England Hockey League is a field hockey league organised by England Hockey that features men's teams from England and Wales. Format Regular season There are 62 teams in the league, the top tier consists of a Premier Division of ...

for

Bowdon Hockey Club Bowdon Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Bowdon, Greater Manchester, England. The hockey club was established in 1886 but the Bowdon Club which hosts the team was formed in 1856. The women's team have been champions of England on one o ...

until 2012. While at Bowdon he made his international debut in 2009. He was part of the 2009 gold medal winning England side at the EuroHockey Championships and competed at the

2010 Commonwealth Games The 2010 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XIX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Delhi 2010, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth that was held in Delhi, India, from 3 to 14 October 201 ...

in Delhi. After Bowdon he played club hockey for

Waterloo Ducks The Waterloo Ducks Hockey Club, also known as the Waterloo Ducks, is a Belgian professional field hockey club based in Waterloo, Belgium, Waterloo, Walloon Brabant. Both the first men's and women's team play in the highest division of Belgian fiel ...

and then

Wimbledon Hockey Club Wimbledon Hockey Club is a professional field hockey club based in Wimbledon, London, England. It was established in 1883 and fields nine men's sides, seven ladies' sides as well as a comprehensive junior section. The men's 1st XI play in the Me ...

, winning premier league titles with Wimbledon. Also while at Wimbledon, Brogdon received his 100th England cap against Argentina at the 2014 Champions Trophy, and competed for England in the men's hockey tournament at the

2014 Commonwealth Games The 2014 Commonwealth Games (), officially known as the XX Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Glasgow 2014 (; ), were an international multi-sport event celebrated in the tradition of the Commonwealth Games as governed by the Commonwea ...

in Glasgow, where he won a bronze medal. Brogdon represented Great Britain at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. After the Olympics Brogdon played for

HC Rotterdam Hockey Club Rotterdam, commonly known as Rotterdam is a Dutch professional field hockey club based in Rotterdam, South Holland. It was founded on 16 September 1925. The first men's team competes on the highest level of the Dutch field hockey leagu ...

and at the end of 2016, announced his international retirement. After a final spell wth Wimbledon, Brogdon retired after the 2018/19 season and took positions coaching with

Canterbury Hockey Club Canterbury Hockey Club is a field hockey club based in Canterbury Canterbury (, ) is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the county of Kent, England; it was a county borough until 1974. It lies on ...

and as Director of Hockey at

Kent College Kent College, Canterbury is a co-educational private school for boarding and day pupils between the ages of 3 months and 18 years. It was founded in 1885, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Originally establis ...

. In July 2023, Brogdon alongside four team mates swam the English Channel as a relay in a time of 15hours 5minutes.

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