Rick Roberts (field hockey)
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Canada |
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| Men’s Field Hockey | |||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Silver | Mar del Plata 1995 | Team | |
| Gold | Winnipeg 1999 | Team | |
Rick Roberts (born December 8, 1967 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey defender from Canada.
Roberts started playing hockey in Victoria at age thirteen. He is nicknamed Rico. He is married to former Women's National Team player Lisa Faust.
[edit] International Senior Competitions
- 1989 – International Student Games, Sheffield
- 1993 – World Cup Qualifier, Poznan (7th)
- 1995 – Pan American Games, Mar del Plata (2nd)
- 1996 – Olympic Qualifier, Barcelona (6th)
- 1996 – World Cup Preliminary, Sardinia (2nd)
- 1997 – World Cup Qualifier, Kuala Lumpur (5th)
- 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (8th)
- 1998 – Commonwealth Games, Kuala Lumpur (not ranked)
- 1999 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur (4th)
- 1999 – Pan American Games, Winnipeg (1st)
- 2000 – Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd)
- 2000 – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Kuala Lumpur (7th)
- 2000 – Olympic Games, Sydney (10th)
- 2001 – World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh (8th)
- 2002 – Commonwealth Games, Manchester (6th)
[edit] Career After Field Hockey
Roberts is currently a teacher at St. Georges Senior School in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He teaches English and coaches the school's field hockey team. "Hammer" Rico is also an accomplised 12-stringer guitar player and singer, who constantly delights his classes with classic songs such as "Like a Rolling Stone."
