Brett Garrard

Brett Spencer Garrard (born 21 August 1976) is a British former field hockey player. Garrard competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics and in the 2004 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Brett Garrard

Personal information
Born	21 August 1976 (1976-08-21) (age 48) Brentford, Greater London, England
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
–1997	Surbiton
1997–1998	Guildford
1998–1999	Teddington
1999–2006	Surbiton
National team
Years	Team	Caps
1997–2008	GB	70
1997–2008	England	193
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  England Commonwealth Games 1998 Kuala Lumpur Team European Championship 1999 Padua Team 2003 Barcelona Team

Biography

Garrard played club hockey for Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League before joining Guildford for one season and Teddington for two seasons.^[2]

Garrard made his England debut on 16 March 1997 against Pakistan.^[3] After joining Teddington he represented England and won a bronze medal in the men's hockey, at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur^[4][5] and participated in the 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup.^[6]

Garrad returned to Surbiton for the 1999/2000 season^[2] and during his second spell at Surbiton he made his first Olympic appearance representing Great Britain at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney.^[7]

He then competed at the 2002 Commonwealth Games,^[8][9][10] and at 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he captained the Great Britain team.^[11][12]

Garrard represented England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, where he was again captain of the team.^[13][14]

Garrad retired from international hockey in 2008^[3] and later as a coach won eight consecutive Premier League titles with Surbiton Ladies 1st Team.

Garrard joined Epsom College as the director of hockey in September 2023.^[15]