Sean Kerly

Sean Robin Kerly (born 29 January 1960) is an English former field hockey player who competed at three Olympic Games and won a gold medal in 1988.

Biography Kerly was born in Whitstable and was educated at Chatham House Grammar School in Ramsgate.

He played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and in 1981, he made his England senior international debut. Kerly scored the winning goal in the bronze medal match in LA against Australia (3-2). The success is attributed as having revived interest in hockey in Britain. Later that year he was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the 1984 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Karachi, Pakistan.

Two years later, at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup, Britain won the silver medal on home ground in London, with Kerly scoring four goals in the tournament.

After scoring a hat-trick against Pakistan in the 1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy and eight goals in one game during the 1987 European Club Cup he entered the 1988 Olympics as a well-known name in Britain. but made a surprise transfer to Canterbury Hockey Club for the 1991/92 season. He then represented Great Britain for the third time at the Olympics, participating at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona.

Since retirement, he has also been involved in commentary for international hockey coverage on national television.