Ben Sharpe

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Benjamin John Sharpe (born 31 July 1973) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Ben Sharpe

Personal information
Born	31 July 1973 (1973-07-31) (age 52) Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Senior career
Years	Team
1992–2005	Cannock
National team
Years	Team	Caps
	GB & England	144
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team

Biography

Sharpe was educated at Repton School and was called up to the England U17 squad in 1990.^[2]

Sharpe played club hockey for Cannock in the Men's England Hockey League and worked his way through to the Cannock first team after starting with the Cannock 5ths. While at Cannock he represented England and won a bronze medal, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur^[3][4] and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup.^[5]

Still at Cannock, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.^[6][7]

At international retirement he had won 144 caps.^[8]