List of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen
1908 Olympic Gold rugby union final, Australia versus Cornwall
This is a list of Cornish sportsmen and sportswomen.
Team players
Association football
Craig Weatherhill
- Ray Bowden, former player for Arsenal, Newcastle United and Plymouth Argyle
- Harry Cann, former player for Plymouth Argyle
- Jack Cock, former Everton footballer; first Cornishman to play for England
- Alfred C. Crowle, manager of Mexican football team
- Matthew Etherington, Under-21 International and Premiership footballer with West Ham United (played in two FA Cup finals with two different teams, West Ham United and Stoke City)
- Johnny Hore, football player and manager
- Tony Kellow, former Blackpool and Exeter City player, Vice-Chairman of the Cornwall Commonwealth Games Association (now defunct)
- Nigel Martyn, former footballer, Premiership and England goalkeeper[1]
- Kevin Miller, former Exeter City, Crystal Palace, Birmingham City and Watford goalkeeper
- Chris Morris, former Celtic, Middlesbrough and Republic of Ireland footballer
- Charles Reep, inventor of the long ball
- Mike Tiddy, former player for Arsenal and other clubs
- Mike Trebilcock, FA Cup winner with Everton in 1966
- Craig Weatherhill, historian, goalkeeper for Cornwall
Cricket
- Jack Crapp, England cricketer
- Neil Edwards, First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Godfrey Furse
- Carl Gazzard, First Class cricketer with Somerset CCC
- Laura Harper, England international cricketer[2][3]
- Pasty Harris, First Class cricketer
- Michael Munday (1995–2002), cricketer for Somerset CCC[4]
- Tony Penberthy, former First Class cricketer with Northamptonshire CCC
- Jack Richards, England cricketer
- Charlie Shreck (1991–1996), cricketer for Nottinghamshire CCC[5]
- Gary Thomas
- Marcus Trescothick, England cricketer of Cornish lineage[6]
- Eric Willcock, English cricketer
See also Cornwall County Cricket Club List A players.
Rugby union football
- Olly Barkley, international and Premiership rugby player with Bath Rugby
- Ben Gollings, rugby player, of England Sevens, and Rugby Lions
- Francis Gregory, Cornish wrestler, boxer, rugby union footballer and rugby league footballer
- Roger Hosen, international rugby player
- John Kendall-Carpenter, England international rugby union captain[2]
- Josh Matavesi, Cornish-Fijian player
- Richard Nancekivell, rugby player
- Jack Nowell (born 1993), international and Premiership rugby player with Exeter Chiefs
- Andy Reed, international rugby player who played for Bath RFC and won 18 caps for Scotland
- Vic Roberts, international rugby player
- Geoffrey Rowe, rugby player and comedian
- Richard Sharp, international rugby player of the 1960s who captained England and won 14 caps
- Barney Solomon, rugby union player who captained the silver medal winning Great Britain team in the 1908 Olympics
- Brian 'Stack' Stevens, international rugby and British Lions player who won 25 caps for England
- Rob Thirlby (1989–1992), England international rugby sevens player[7][8]
- Phil Vickery, international rugby player and World Cup winner
- Tom Voyce, international and Premiership rugby player with London Wasps
- Hugh Vyvyan, international and Premiership rugby player
- Trevor Woodman, international rugby player and World Cup winner
See also Team members of the Cornwall team in the Summer Olympics, London, 1908.
Athletes
- Michaela Breeze, Commonwealth champion weightlifter
- Sebastian Coe (Lord Coe), former Conservative Party Member of Parliament, track athlete
- Norman Croucher (1952–53), double amputee mountain climber[2][9]
- Nick Nieland, Commonwealth javelin champion
- Craig Pellowe, international gymnast
- Nicola Shaw, professional female bodybuilder
- Jemma Simpson, women's 800m runner
- Talan Skeels-Piggins (1982–1989), Olympic paralympic alpine skier (Vancouver 2010)[10]
- Joanna Thomas, professional bodybuilder, sister of Nicola Shaw
Combat sports
- Jack Carkeek, Cornish American wrestler
- Gerry Cawley, champion Cornish wrestler
- Bob Fitzsimmons, boxer and first Heavyweight, Light-Heavyweight and Middleweight World Champion
- Francis Gregory, Cornish wrestler, boxer, rugby union footballer and rugby league footballer
- Len Harvey, boxer
- James Honeybone, GB champion fencer, 2012 Olympian
- Richard Parkyn, champion Cornish wrestler
- James Polkinghorne, champion Cornish wrestler
- Sweet Saraya, professional wrestler
Watersports and motorsports
- Ben Ainslie (1985–1993), Olympic sailor and gold medallist[2][11]
- John George, motor-racing driver and entrepreneur
- Ann Glanville, 19th-century champion rower
- Helen Glover, rower, Olympic gold medallist 2012
- Pete Goss, yachtsman
- Robert Peverell Hichens, rower and motor-racing driver
- Cassie Patten, British Olympic swimmer
- Hannah Stacey, free-diver
- Annie Vernon, champion rower (2008 Olympics)
Others
- Michael Adams, Chess Grandmaster[2][12]
- Jonah Barrington, squash player[13]
- Owen Truelove, record-holding glider pilot
- Venetia Williams, 2009 Grand National-winning trainer
See also
- Category:Cornish sportspeople
References
- ↑ "Holloway column, by Ian Holloway". BBC News. 21 September 2007. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wood (2005), 189
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Miss Harper, Laura, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Munday, Mr Michael, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Shreck, Mr Charlie, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Marcus Trescothick". Retrieved 6 September 2009.
- ↑ Truro School: Rugby, www.truroschool.com. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Thirlby, Mr Robert, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Croucher, Mr Norman, www.webalumnus.com. Retrieved 16 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Skeels-Piggins, Mr Talan, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Ainslie, Mr Ben, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ Truro School Reunited: Adams, Mr Michael, www.webalumnus.com (Registration required). Retrieved 15 May 2010.
- ↑ "Jonah Barrington sources". Retrieved 30 March 2009.
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