Barry Middleton


Country
Birth date
Age
12/01/1984 
28
Height
Weight
Gender
178 cm / 5'10" 
68 kg / 150 lbs 
M
Sport
Team
MIDDLETON Barry

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RankEventYearLocation
Olympic Games
5Men2008Beijing, CHN
9Men2004Athens, GRE
World Cup
4Men2010New Delhi, IND
Champions Trophy
6Men2011Auckland, NZL
6Men2009Melbourne, VIC, AUS
EuroHockey Nations Championships
1Men2009Amstelveen, NED
3Men2011Monchengladbach, GER

Nickname

Borry, Piddleton (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008)

Hobbies

Juggling, watching and playing various sports. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008)

Occupation

Athlete

Education

Sports Science - Loughborough University, Loughborough, GBR

Language(s) spoken

English

Club name

East Grinstead, East Grinstead, GBR

Coach

Jason Lee [national] (NED) (englandhockey.co.uk, 10 Nov 2011)

Position and style

Forward (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008)

Handedness

Right (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008)

Debut

2003 for England, against Belgium, Friendly Match (England) (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008)

Injuries

He was ruled out of the 2010 Championship Trophy in Germany after breaking his toe in a training match. (bbc.co.uk, 27 July 2010)

He missed the first two matches of the 2006 World Cup due to a hamstring injury. (englandhockey.co.uk, 2006)

Additional information

Start of sporting career
He took up the sport at age eight with his brother at the Doncaster Hockey Club. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008)

Reason for taking up this sport
He became involved through his parents, who coached a junior team. (Athlete, 27 Jun 2008)

Ambitions
To win an Olympic gold medal. (hgc.nl, 02 Dec 2009)

Most memorable sporting achievement
Winning gold at the 2009 EuroHockey Nations Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands. (hgc.nl, 02 Dec 2009)

Hero
English hockey player John Bleby and French footballer Eric Cantona. (Athlete, 28 Jan 2010)

Most influential person in career
His parents and Jonathan Redfern. (Athlete, 31 Jul 2008)

Sporting philosophy / motto
"You only get out what you put in." (Athlete, 28 Jan 2010)

Awards
He was named in the International Hockey Federation's [FIH] All Star team in 2008, 2009 and 2010. (tylersports.co.uk, 11 Nov 2011)

He was named on the shortlist for the FIH Player of the Year award in 2008, 2009 and 2010. (tylersports.co.uk, 11 Nov 2011)

He was named Hockey Athlete of the Year by the British Olympic Association in 2004, 2007 and 2009. (hgc.nl, 02 Dec 2009; Athlete, 28 Jan 2010)

Previous Olympics

Beijing 2008, Athens 2004


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