Sean Robin Kerly MBE

MBE

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 (born 29 January 1960 in Whitstable

Whitstable

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, Kent

Kent

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) was educated at Chatham House Grammar School

Chatham House Grammar School

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 in Ramsgate

Ramsgate

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 and is a former English

England

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 field hockey

Field hockey

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 player, who was a member of the golden winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 Summer Olympics

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 in Seoul

Seoul

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Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics

1984 Summer Olympics

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 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, he secured the bronze medal with his team. Kerly scored the winning goal in the bronze medal match in LA against Australia (2-1), and a hattrick in the semi final against the same opponent in 1988. The striker played for [Herne Bay] Southgate

Southgate Hockey Club

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 and Canterbury

Canterbury

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See also

• Hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics
• Hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Beckenham Hockey Club