Tim Pullman
Personal information
NationalityAustralian
BornLibya
Sport
CountryAustralia
SportField hockey

Tim Pullman is an international field hockey umpire from Australia who has officiated over 150 international games since his debut in 1999 including two consecutive Summer Olympics. Prior to umpiring he represented South Australia as a field hockey player from junior through to the National League competition.[1]

Personal

Tim lives in Adelaide, South Australia. He is an accountant and works as a Senior Consultant at Oreon Partners in South Australia.[1]

Playing hockey

Tim played hockey for South Australian club the Burnside Bulldogs from junior through to senior competition. He represented South Australia as a junior right through to the Australian Hockey League. [2]

Domestic Australian hockey umpire

Tim umpires regularly as part of the Metropolitan Competition Premier League run in Adelaide by Hockey SA.

He has also officiated in the Australian Hockey League from 1999 to 2014. In October 2014, he officiated the AHL Gold Medal match in front of his home Adelaide crowd, a match between the WA Thundersticks and Tassie Tigers which was won by the Tassie Tigers in a shoot-out.

International hockey umpire

Tim has umpired at an international level for over 15 years.

His first international was between Canada and India at a 4-nations event in Canberra in 1999. Since then he has travelled to major tournaments all round the world including the Junior World Cup in Hobart in 2001, 2 Commonwealth Games, 1 Champions Trophy and 1 World Cup.[3]

He was one of only five Australian umpires chosen in the 'Road to Rio' Olympic Umpiring Project by the FIH Umpiring Committee where he went on to officiate at his second consecutive Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Tournaments where he has officiated include:

Recognition

In 2010, he was awarded the male Australian Official of the Year by Hockey Australia, an award that recognizes someone who:

  • must be currently actively officiating within Australia
  • is also officiating at national and/or international level
  • met a high level of achievement during the twelve-month period, by either improvement/development or achievement
  • contributes to development of officiating in Australia – at club, regional, state or national level.[4]

In 2011, Tim was presented with his golden whistle after umpiring his 100th senior international match at the Champions Challenge 1 in Johannesburg. Seif Ahmed, the FIH's representative at the tournament, made the presentation after the game between Malaysia and Canada. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "BDO Profile - Tim Pullman". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Hockey SA - Tim Pullman selected in Road to Rio Umpiring Project". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  3. 1 2 "FIH - Tim Pullman earns his golden whistle". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Hockey Australia - Appointments & Achievements". Retrieved 8 January 2015.
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