Adam Dixon
Personal information
Full name Adam Graham Dixon
Born (1986-09-11) 11 September 1986
Nottingham, England
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight 70 kg (154 lb)
Playing position Defender / Midfielder
Senior career
Years Team
2002–2016 Beeston
2016–2017 Rotterdam
2017–present Beeston
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2021 England & GB 290 (22)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  England
Champions Trophy
Silver medal – second place 2010 Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Championship
Gold medal – first place 2009 Amstelveen
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Mönchengladbach
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Amstelveen
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Gold Coast Team
Last updated on: 6 August 2021

Adam Graham Dixon (born 11 September 1986) is an English field hockey player who plays as a defender or midfielder for Beeston.

Club career

Dixon grew up in Newark-on-Trent where he played for Newark Hockey Club and went to school at Worksop College.

He plays club hockey in the Men's England Hockey League Premier Division for Beeston. He has also played in Netherlands for HC Rotterdam.[1]

International career

Dixon made his full international debut in May 2009 and won his 200th cap for England and GB on 21 August 2017 vs Germany.[2] On 7 February 2019 it was announced that he had been appointed Captain of England and GB.[3] He 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.[4] Dixon announced his retirement from playing International hockey after the Olympic Games in Tokyo, 2020 [5]

References

  1. ↑ "EHL statistics". Fixtureslive.com. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Adam Dixon". EnglandHockey.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Adam Dixon named GB and England Captain - GB Hockey". Archived from the original on 9 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "Adam Dixon biography". Glasgow2014.com.
  5. ↑ "Dixon Retires from International Hockey; Kerry Reflects on Tokyo Olympics | Great Britain Hockey".


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