Sean Robin Kerly (born 29 January 1960) is an

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former

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player.

Biography

Kerly was born in

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and was educated at

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. He has played club hockey for

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, Southgate and Herne Bay. In 1981, he made his

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senior international debut. At the 1984 Summer Olympics in

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, he helped Great Britain secure the bronze medal. Kerly scored the winning goal in the bronze medal match in LA against Australia (3-2). The success is attributed as having revived interest in hockey in Britain. Two years later, at the

1986 Men's Hockey World Cup The 1986 Hockey World Cup was the sixth Hockey World Cup men's field hockey tournament. It was held in London, England. The competition was won by Australia, who defeated host nation England 2–1 in the final. West Germany finished third after ...

, Britain won the silver medal on home ground in London, with Kerly scoring four goals in the tournament. After scoring a hat-trick against Pakistan in the

1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy The 1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the ninth edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for men. The tournament was held from 19–28 June 1987, in Amstelveen, Netherlands. West Germany won the tournament for the second time. Netherlands and ...

and eight goals in one game during the 1987 European Club Cup he entered the 1988 Olympics as a well known name in Britain. In 1988, he was a member of the gold medal winning

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squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in

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. He scored a hat-trick in the semi-final against Australia before Britain defeated West Germany 3-1 in the final, with Kerly scoring once and

Imran Sherwani Imran Ahmed Khan Sherwani (born 9 April 1962) is a former English international field hockey player. International career Sherwani won gold with the Great Britain squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He played on the left wing, and scor ...

twice. Since retirement, he has also been involved in commentary for international hockey coverage on national television.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kerly, Sean 1960 births Living people English male field hockey players English Olympic medallists Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain British male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1988 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Members of the Order of the British Empire Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain People from Whitstable Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics Southgate Hockey Club players 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup players