Richard Alexander Leman was born on 13 July 1959 and is a former field hockey player.
14 Facts About Richard Leman
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Richard Leman was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain squad in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.
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Richard Leman won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Hockey World Cup in London.
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Richard Leman Captained Great Britain and England from 1988 to 1990 ending his career with 228 caps.
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In 1984 Leman was awarded UK Hockey Player of the Year.
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Richard Leman joined the Board of England Hockey in 2002 having served as a vice president for the previous year.
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Richard Leman later became President of Great Britain Hockey in 2007 finishing his term in 2017 following the Olympic Gold medal won by the Women's team at Rio in 2016.
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Richard Leman was a member of the British Olympic Association Executive Board from 2005 to 2016.
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In 2017 Richard Leman was appointed as a Non Executive director of British Ski and Snowboard and was nominated as the representative of the BOA on the British Olympic Foundation Charity Board.
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Richard Leman has been involved in the running of East Grinstead Sports Club since 1988.
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Richard Leman set up the East Grinstead Sports Club Charity in 2003 and was chairman of the board until 2010.
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Richard Leman has played all his club hockey for East Grinstead Hockey Club.
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Richard Leman is currently Chairman of Gold Group Recruitment, a technology and engineering recruitment firm working with companies across the globe.
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Richard Leman was appointed an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list in 2018.