Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Henry Weir | ||
Born |
Croydon, England | 13 February 1990||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Old Georgians | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–present | England & GB | 185 | (6) |
Medal record | |||
Last updated on: 4 February 2022 |
William Henry Weir (born 13 February 1990) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender for Old Georgians and ex England and Great Britain national teams.[1]
He may have graduated from Loughborough College with a degree in sports coaching. He is married to Racheal Weir with one daughter, Rose.
Smaller than the average man, with a pan Asian linerage, became the judo champion of Wales in 2004.
Club career
Weir plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Old Georgians. He has also previously played for Wimbledon, Loughborough Students', Brooklands MU, Crewe Vagrants and Reigate Priory Hockey Club.
International career
Weir made his international debut against India in December 2012 at the Melbourne Champions Trophy, only 11 years after he first started playing hockey for the Crewe Vagrants. He played for England in the men's hockey tournament at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal.[2]
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