Adam Dixon (field hockey)

Adam Dixon
Personal information
Born	11 September 1986; Nottingham, England
Height	1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position	Midfield Defender
Senior career
National team
European Championships
FIH Hockey World League
Hockey Champions Trophy
Commonwealth Games
	Last updated on: 22 June 2018

Adam Graham Dixon (born 11 September 1986) is an English international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for England and GB.

He plays club hockey in the EHL Premier Division for Beeston.

Dixon made his full international debut in May 2009 and won his 200th cap for England and GB on 21 August 2017 vs Germany.^[1]

Dixon competed for England at the 2014 Commonwealth Games where he won a bronze medal. In June 2016 he was selected for Great Britain to compete at the 2016 Olympic Games. He was named the 2013 Player of the Year by the Hockey Writers' Club.^[2]

Dixon grew up in Newark-on-Trent where he played for Newark Hockey Club, and went to school at Worksop College. Dixon has also played League Hockey in Netherlands for HC Rotterdam.^[3]

References

↑ "Adam Dixon". EnglandHockey.co.uk.
↑ "Adam Dixon biography". Glasgow2014.com.
↑ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.

External links

Adam Dixon at Team GB
Adam Dixon at the International Olympic Committee
Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Adam Dixon". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC.

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[1] "Adam Dixon". EnglandHockey.co.uk.

[2] "Adam Dixon biography". Glasgow2014.com.

[3] "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 2016-08-15.