| Birth date | 1 August 1962 (age 64) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Newport, Wales |
| Height | 182 cm |
| Weight | 77 kg |
| Position | inside left |
| Years 1 | 1982–1984 |
| Clubs 1 | Nottingham |
| Years 2 | 1984–1987 |
| Clubs 2 | Hounslow |
| Years 3 | 1987–1988 |
| Clubs 3 | Southgate |
| Years 4 | 1988–1992 |
| Clubs 4 | East Grinstead |
| Nationalteam 1 | Great Britain |
| Nationalteam 2 | England |
Robert John Clift (born 1 August 1962) is a British former field hockey player. He was a member of the Great Britain squad in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul where they won a gold medal.[1]
Biography
Clift was born in Newport, Wales, and was educated at Bablake School and the University of Nottingham.[2]
His preferred position was inside left and in November 1982 he received his first England call up while studying at Nottingham and playing for Nottingham Hockey Club.[3]
Clift signed for Hounslow Hockey Club for the start of the 1984/85 season. While there he was part of the bronze medal-winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Karachi, Pakistan and the silver medal-winning team the following year in Perth, Australia.[4] He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in October.[5][6]
Clift moved to Southgate Hockey Club for the 1987/88 season and while at Southgate represented Great Britain at the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul and winning a gold medal with the team.[2]
After the Olympics he joined East Grinstead and represented England at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup[7] and captained the Great Britain team at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.[2][8]
After the Olympics, Clift joined Tunbridge Wells Hockey Club as their coach.[9]
References
- ^ "Olympic cloud". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 2 October 1988. Retrieved 19 June 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
- ^ "England call cheers Clift". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 November 1982. Retrieved 15 June 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Robert Clift". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Remembering the boys of 86". Sports Journalists' Association. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Hockey World Cup". Birmingham News. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad". Dundee Courier. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "GB captain joins Wells". Kent & Sussex Courier. 14 August 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025. – via British Newspaper Archive.