David Guy Westcott (born 14 May 1957) is a former field hockey player, who won a bronze medal at the

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Biography

Westcott was educated at

Cranleigh School Cranleigh School is a Private school (English fee-charging boarding and day school) in the village of Cranleigh, Surrey. History It was opened on 29 September 1865 as a boys' school 'to provide a sound and plain education, on the principle ...

and studied at

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. He played hockey for the

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team and was also a competetent

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player. While at Oxford University, he was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the inaugural

1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy The 1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 1st edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy, an international men's field hockey tournament. It took place from 17 to 24 November 1978 in Lahore, Pakistan. Tournament Final table Results ---- --- ...

, in

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, Pakistan and also played club hockey for

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in the

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. As a St Albans player, he was selected for the

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team for the

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in Moscow, but subsequently did not attend due to the

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. He did however play for Great Britain in the

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and for England at the

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and

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in Bombay. He signed for

Southgate Hockey Club Southgate Hockey Club is a field hockey club based at Southgate Hockey Centre in Trent Park, near Oakwood, London, Oakwood in London. The men's 1st XI play in the Men's England Hockey League. The club has 9 men's sides, 5 ladies' sides and a l ...

from the 1983/84 season. At the 1984 Olympic Games in

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, he represented

in the hockey tournament, winning a bronze medal for the team. Westcott is a retired barrister specialising in personal injury and clinical negligence. He was appointed as one of Her Majesty's Queen's Counsel in 2003. He is a member of Outer Temple Chambers.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Westcott, David 1957 births Living people People educated at Cranleigh School Alumni of Brasenose College, Oxford English cricketers English male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from London Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Southgate Hockey Club players 20th-century English sportsmen