Craig Parnham
Craig Parnham (born 13 July 1973
Parnham made his debut for Great Britain in 2000, shortly before being included in the team for the 2000 Summer Olympics.[1] The following year he made his debut for England,[2] where he was appointed captain.[1]
He sustained a near-fatal throat injury in 2002, when he was caught in the throat by a flying stick while playing for England in Malaysia.[1] His larynx required rebuilding.[2]
In total, Parnham won 64 caps for Great Britain and 51 for England. He is now a coach, and has taken the Great Britain women's team to the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games. In January 2013 he was appointed head coach of the USA Women's National Team.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d "BBC Sport Academy – How Seoul success spurred GB star". BBC. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Craig Parnham". University of Wolverhampton. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 29 July 2012.
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- Profile on Athens 2004 site[permanent dead link]
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Craig Parnham". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012.
External links
- Craig Parnham at Team GB
- Craig Parnham at Olympedia
- Craig Parnham at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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