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Robert Clift

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Not to be confused with Robert Clift Jr. (1824–1859), an American soldier and early settler in California.

Robert Clift
Personal information
Born (1962-08-01) 1 August 1962 (age 63)
Newport, Wales
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 77 kg (170 lb)
Playing position inside left
Senior career
Years Team
1982–1984 Nottingham
1984–1987 Hounslow
1987–1988 Southgate
1988–1992 East Grinstead
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
Great Britain
England
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Seoul Team competition
Champions Trophy
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Karachi Team competition
Silver medal – second place 1985 Perth Team competition
Representing  England
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1986 London Team competition

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

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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 Olmpics 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

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  1. ^ "Olympic cloud". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. 2 October 1988. Retrieved 19 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 15 June 2025.
  3. ^ "England call cheers Clift". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 20 November 1982. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Champions Trophy". Sikhs in Hockey. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  5. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Robert Clift". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  6. ^ "Remembering the boys of 86". Sports Journalists' Association. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Hockey World Cup". Birmingham News. 3 November 1989. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  8. ^ "Youth and experience in GB hockey squad". Dundee Courier. 6 May 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ "GB captain joins Wells". Kent & Sussex Courier. 14 August 1992. Retrieved 15 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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