Rupert Shipperley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
21 November 1992 Cwmbran, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Whitchurch | |||
| Cardiff & Met | |||
| 2014–2016 | Surbiton | ||
| 2016–present | Hampstead & Westminster | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2014–present | Wales & GB | 75 | (13) |
| Last updated on: 28 October 2020 | |||
Rupert Scott Shipperley (born 21 November 1992) is a Welsh international field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for Wales and Great Britain.[1] He competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Shipperley was born in Cwmbran, Wales, and played hockey for Whitchurch, folloeed by Cardiff & Met before joining Surbiton in the Men's England Hockey League for the 2014 season. Shipperley made his senior debut for Wales on 13 May 2014, in a 0–5 defeat to Spain in Spain.
In 2016, he transferred to Hampstead & Westminster and while at the club played for Wales at Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast[2] and 2019 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, where they finished 6th.
Shipperley was a Geography teacher at King's College School, Wimbledon before he was selected for the Great Britain team that would go to Tokyo for the 2020 Olympic Games. He was subsequently selected to represent the Great Britain team again at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[3] The team went out in the quarter-finals after losing a penalty shootout to India.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ GB Squads Selected For Opening 2020 FIH Pro League Matches
- ^ "Athlete Profile: Rupert Shipperley". Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 2018. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- ^ "GB hockey select Roper for fourth Olympic Games". bbc.com. BBC. 18 June 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "GB wait for men's hockey medal goes on after shootout heartbreak". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Rupert Shipperley at the International Hockey Federation
- Rupert Shipperley at Olympics.com
- Rupert Shipperley at Team GB
- Rupert Shipperley at Olympedia
- Rupert Shipperley at Commonwealth Games Wales
- Rupert Shipperley at Global Sports Archive
- Rupert Shipperley at the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (archived)
- Rupert Shipperley at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Cwmbran
- Welsh male field hockey players
- British male field hockey players
- Male field hockey forwards
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Surbiton Hockey Club players
- Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players
- Men's England Hockey League players
- Commonwealth Games competitors for Wales
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- 21st-century Welsh sportsmen