Benjamin Robert Hawes (born 28 July 1980) is a former English

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player who played for the

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and the

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national team in midfield or as a halfback. He represented Great Britain in Field hockey at the 2004, 2008 (as captain) and 2012 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Hawes played club hockey for

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in the

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and while at Surbiton represented Great Britain at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. He moved to play in Amsterdam and represented

at the

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in Melbourne. He returned to Surbiton and at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, he represented

again and was the captain of the team during the tournament. Hawes left Surbiton at the end of 2010 season and joined

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and while at the club represented Great Britain at the 2012 Olympic Games in London. Hawes earned 132 caps representing England and 99 caps representing Great Britain (231 international caps) before he announced his retirement from international hockey in 2013. He became the coach of the Wimbledon men's team and was named Chairman of the British Olympic Association (BOA) Athletes' Commission in 2015, representing British Olympic Athletes on the BOA Board, after serving on the commission for four years. Hawes was appointed

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(MBE) in the

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for services to sport.

References

External links

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Team GB profile: Nem Hawes
at Telegraph.co.uk
EHL Statistics
at FixturesLive.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hawes, Ben 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Brighton English male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain British male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Male field hockey defenders English field hockey coaches Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2012 Summer Olympics Surbiton Hockey Club players Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club players English expatriate field hockey players Wimbledon Hockey Club players Commonwealth Games competitors for England Members of the Order of the British Empire 21st-century English sportsmen