Batchelor was born in
Beare Green,
Surrey After signing for
Southgate Hockey Club, he was selected to represent
Great Britain the 1984 Olympic Games in
Los Angeles, where he won a bronze medal in the
field hockey tournament. He was part of the silver medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the
1985 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in
Perth, Australia. Batchelor won silver with the
England squad at the
1986 Hockey World Cup before winning gold at his second Olympics in Seoul in 1988. During the
hockey tournament, Batchelor set up
Imran Sherwani in the final against
West Germany. Still at Southgate, Batchelor represented England at the
1990 Men's Hockey World Cup but shortly afterwards in August 1990, signed to play for
East Grinstead Hockey Club. While at East Grinstead, he represented
Great Britain at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona, which was his third Olympics. Batchelor had played international hockey for twelve years before retiring after the 1992 Olympics, although he did go on to become player coach at
Richmond Hockey Club. He is head of admissions at
Cranleigh School, and coaches the U14 boys and girls hockey teams. He lives in Cranleigh and has four children with his wife Jackie. == References ==