Craig Parnham

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Craig Parnham (born 13 July 1973^[1] in Bridgnorth, Shropshire) is an English field hockey defender and coach. He represented Great Britain in two Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2004, and played club hockey for Stourport, Bridgnorth and Cannock.

Parnham made his debut for Great Britain in 2000, shortly before being included in the team for the 2000 Summer Olympics.^[1] The following year he made his debut for England,^[2] where he was appointed captain.^[1]

He sustained a near-fatal throat injury in 2002, when he was caught in the throat by a flying stick while playing for England in Malaysia.^[1] His larynx required rebuilding.^[2]

In total, Parnham won 64 caps for Great Britain and 51 for England. He is now a coach, and has taken the Great Britain women's team to the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In January 2013 he was appointed head coach of the USA Women's National Team.^[3]

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "BBC Sport Academy - How Seoul success spurred GB star". BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Craig Parnham". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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Craig Parnham – International Tournaments

v t e Great Britain squad – 2000 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

1 Mason 2 Luckes 3 Wyatt 4 Hall 5 Bertram 6 Parnham 7 Fordham 8 Sharpe 9 Pearn 10 Wallis 11 Humphrey 12 Woods 13 Halls 14 Head 15 Giles 16 Hacker 17 Kochar 18 Johnson Coach: Dancer

v t e Great Britain squad – 2000 Champions Trophy

1 Mason 2 Triggs 3 Wyatt (c) 4 Waugh 5 Bertram 6 Parnham 7 Fordham 8 Sharpe 9 Pearn 10 Wallis 11 Humphrey 12 Woods 13 Hall 14 Garrard 15 Giles 16 Johnson 17 Mathews Coach: Dancer

v t e Great Britain squad – 2000 Summer Olympics

1 Mason 2 Luckes 3 Wyatt 4 Halls 5 Bertram 6 Parnham 7 Fordham 8 Sharpe 9 Pearn 10 Wallis 11 Garrard 12 Waugh 13 Hall 14 Johnson 15 Giles 16 Hacker Coach: Dancer

v t e England squad – 2003 Champions Challenge

1 Lewis 2 Mason 3 Todd 4 Collins 5 Peckett 6 Parnham (c) 7 Fordham 8 West 9 Pearn 10 Wallis 11 Garrard 12 Mathews 13 Hall 14 Hawes 15 Middleton 16 Jones 17 Johnson 18 Goudie Coach: Hamilton

v t e Great Britain squad – 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament

1 Mason 2 Lewis 3 Collins 4 Garcia 6 Parnham 7 Stott 8 Bertram 9 Pearn 10 Wallis 11 Garrard (c) 12 Hawes 13 Hall 14 Johnson 15 Jones 18 Middleton 19 Dunlop 22 Moodie Coach: Lee

v t e Great Britain squad – 2004 Summer Olympics – 9th place

1 Mason 2 Lewis 5 Moore 6 Parnham 7 Stott 8 Bertram 9 Pearn 10 Wallis 11 Garrard 12 Hawes 13 Hall 14 Johnson 17 Fordham 18 Middleton 19 Dunlop 22 Moodie Coach: Lee

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Name	Parnham, Craig
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Short description	Hockey player
Date of birth	13 July 1973
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