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| Full name | Jack Laurence Waller | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1997-01-28) 28 January 1997 (age 27) Kingston upon Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014-2015 | Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2018 | Durham University | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-2021 | Wimbledon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021-present | Gantoise | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2017 | England & GB U21 | 32 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–present | England & GB | 62 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Jack Laurence Waller (born 28 January 1997) is an English field hockey player, who plays as a defender or midfielder for Belgian Club Gantoise and the England and Great Britain national teams.
He was educated at Whitgift School, South Croydon, London. He completed his higher education at Durham University.
Club career
On 27 April 2021 it was announced that Waller had signed for Belgian club Gantoise for the 2021–22 season.
He had previously played club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Wimbledon. Waller had also played for Durham University.
International career
He made his senior international debuts in October 2018, for Great Britain v Belgium on 2 October 2018 and for England v France on 16 October 2018. He was selected to represent Great Britain at the 2024 Summer Olympics. The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.
References
- "WALLER Jack". www.worldcup2018.hockey. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- "Jack Waller - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020.
- "Whitgift School News: Four OWs selected for U21 international hockey tournament". Whitgift.co.uk. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- "Durham University students play hockey on the highest stage". Palatinate. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "Transfert : Jack Waller arrive à Gand". 27 April 2021.
- "English junior star Jack Waller back at Wimbledon". Ehlhockery.tv. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
- "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
- Jack Waller at the International Hockey Federation
- Jack Waller at the European Hockey Federation
- Jack Waller at Great Britain Hockey
- Jack Waller at England Hockey
- Jack Waller at Team GB
- Jack Waller at Team England
- Jack Waller at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics
- Jack Waller at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Jack Waller on Instagram
| England squad – 2018 World Cup – 4th place | ||
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| England squad – 2021 EuroHockey Championship – 4th place | ||
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| England squad – 2022 Commonwealth Games – Bronze medal | ||
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| Great Britain squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 5th place | ||
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- English male field hockey players
- Male field hockey defenders
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Wimbledon Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Alumni of the College of St Hild and St Bede, Durham
- People from Kingston upon Thames
- Sportspeople from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
- Men's Belgian Hockey League players
- La Gantoise HC players
- English expatriate field hockey players
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for England
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century English sportsmen
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