| Birth date | 5 July 1974 (age 52) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Lydney, Gloucestershire, England |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Height | 180 cm |
| Weight | 74 kg |
| Years 1 | 1992–1997 |
| Clubs 1 | Havant |
| Years 2 | 1997–2004 |
| Clubs 2 | Cannock |
| Years 3 | 2004–2013 |
| Clubs 3 | Großflottbeker THGC |
| Nationalteam 1 | GB & England |
James Lewis (born 5 July 1974) is an English former field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the Great Britain squad that finished ninth at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1]
Biography
Lewis played club hockey for Havant in the Men's England Hockey League and became an England U21 international.[2] He made his international debut in Malaysia in 1994, playing against South Africa but was second choice goalkeeper behind Simon Mason for many major tournaments.
After joining Cannock,[3] he represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester.[4][5]
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens he represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament.[6][1] After the Olympics he left Cannock to join Gross Flottbeker in Germany.
From 1 March 2016, Lewis coached the German DHB Hockey national team goalkeepers.[citation needed] Lewis often travelled to Spain, and coached hockey for Marshland High School in Norfolk, along with another former international, Paul Swinburn.[citation needed]
As of 2023, he was living in Germany.[7]
References
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Hockey England target". The Independent. 25 August 1992. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Champions' faith in their young talent". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 11 October 2000. Retrieved 25 May 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 26 May 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "GB name hockey squad". BBC Sport. 17 July 2004. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- ^ "Havant Hockey Club's nine Great Britain internationals honoured at special cap presentation ceremony". The Portsmouth News. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
- "Jimi LEWIS". Athens 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-11-30.
- "Jimi Lewis". Archived from the original on 2012-11-04.
- Hockey: Jimi Lewis geht zum DHB Archived 6 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine (in German)