Brett Spencer Garrard (born 21 August 1976) is a British 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. Garrard competed in the

2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, officially branded as Sydney 2000, and also known as the Games of the New Millennium, were an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October ...

and in the

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Biography

Garrard played club hockey for

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in the

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before joining

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for one season and

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for two seasons. Garrard made his England debut on 16 March 1997 against Pakistan. After joining Teddington he represented

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and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the

1998 Commonwealth Games The 1998 Commonwealth Games ( Malay: ), officially known as the XVI Commonwealth Games (Malay: ), were a multi-sport event held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 1998 games were the first held in Asia and the last Commonwealth Games of the 20th cen ...

in Kuala Lumpur and participated in the

1998 Men's Hockey World Cup The 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup was the ninth edition of the Men's Hockey World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held alongside the women's to ...

. Garrad returned to Surbiton for the 1999/2000 season and during his second spell at Surbiton he made his first Olympic appearance representing

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at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. He then competed at the

2002 Commonwealth Games The 2002 Commonwealth Games, officially known as the XVII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Manchester 2002, were an international multi-sport event for the members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Manchester, England, ...

, and at 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he captained the Great Britain team. Garrard represented

at the

2006 Commonwealth Games The 2006 Commonwealth Games, officially the XVIII Commonwealth Games and commonly known as Melbourne 2006, were an International sport, international multi-sport event for members of the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth held in Melbourne ...

in Melbourne, where he was again captain of the team. Garrad retired from international hockey in 2008 and later as a coach won eight consecutive Premier League titles with Surbiton Ladies 1st Team. Garrard joined

Epsom College Epsom College is a co-educational independent school on Epsom Downs, Surrey, England, for pupils aged 11 to 18. It was founded in 1853 as a benevolent institution which provided a boarding school education for sons of poor or deceased members ...

as the director of hockey in September 2023.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Garrard, Brett 1976 births Living people British male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England Commonwealth Games bronze medallists in field hockey 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup players Surbiton Hockey Club players HC Klein Zwitserland players English expatriate field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1998 Commonwealth Games