Norman Hughes

Norman Hughes (born 30 September 1952) is an English former field hockey player who competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and was a coach during the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Biography Hughes was born in Nantwich, Cheshire, and attended Crewe County Grammar School for Boys. He was also a competent cricketer.

He played club hockey for Wakefield Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League. He played at the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup

He was selected for the Great Britain team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but subsequently did not attend due to the boycott. He was however the captain of the England team at the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup.

Hughes won a bronze medal with the Great Britain squad at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles. 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 at the 1985 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Perth, Australia.

He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London.

He later coached at Wakefield Hockey Club