Mark Precious

Mark Precious

Personal information
Born	29 August 1956 (1956-08-29) (age 69)
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	70 kg (154 lb)
Senior career
Years	Team
1976–1980	Oxford University
1981–1985	Hounslow
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	Great Britain
	England
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Team competition

Mark Precious (born 29 August 1956) is a former field hockey player, who won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.^[1]

Biography

Precious was educate at Scarborough College and studied at University College, Oxford^[2] and was part of the Oxford University team that defeated Cambridge 7–0 in the 1976 varsity match.^[3]

Precious joined Hounslow Hockey Club after leaving University and was selected for the England team at the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup.^[4] At the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, he represented Great Britain, where he was part of the team that won a bronze medal.^[5]

References

1. "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
2. "Oxford at the Olympics". University of Oxford. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
3. "Varsity Match Thrashing". Cambridge Daily News. 21 February 1976. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Reading look to Hounslow next". Reading Evening Post. 6 January 1982. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Results". Sandwell Evening Mail. 2 July 1984. Retrieved 21 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

External links

• Mark Precious at Olympics.com
• Mark Precious at Olympedia