Lee Cole
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| Born |
21 February 1995 Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defence | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Monkstown | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Ireland U–21 | 8 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Ireland | 109 | (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Lee Cole (born 21 February 1995) is a field hockey player from Ireland.[1][2]
Life
Cole was born on 21 February 1995.[3]
Field hockey
Domestic league
In the Irish Hockey League, Cole represents Monkstown Hockey Club.[4][5]
Under–21
Cole made his debut for the Irish U–21 team in 2014 during a four-nations tournament in Dublin. He represented the team again that year, competing at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Lousada.[6]
Senior national team
Cole made his senior international debut in 2015. He appeared in a test series against France in Dublin.[6]
Since his debut, Cole has been present at numerous international events. He has medalled twice with the national team, taking home gold at the 2023 edition of the EuroHockey Championship II, and silver at the 2018–19 FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet.[7][8]
In 2018 he was a member of the Irish squad at the FIH World Cup held in Bhubaneswar.[9][10]
He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia.[6][11][12]
Cricket
Cole has also represented Ireland internationally in cricket.[13]
References
- ^ "Lee Cole". sportsmanager.ie. Hockey Ireland. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Lee Cole – Player Info". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "COLE Lee". eurohockey.altiusrt.com. European Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Cole's late winner steers Monkstown in to last four". irishtimes.com. Irish Times. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ a b c "COLE Lee". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Ireland Lose Out to France in Series Final". ulsterhockey.com. Ulster Hockey Union. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "EuroHockey II: Irish fight back to defeat Ukraine in Dublin decider". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Ireland crash out of Hockey World Cup at hands of the auld enemy". extra.ie. Extra. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "COLE Lee". worldcup2018.hockey. 2018 FIH World Cup. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Olympic qualifier: Ireland's men beat Ukraine 5-1 in opening Valencia game". bbc.com. BBC Sport. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Five-star Ireland men record dominant Olympic qualifying win over Ukraine". belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Belfast Telegraph. 14 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Lee C Cole". espncricinfo.com. ESPN Cricket. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
