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{{short description|British field hockey player}}
{{For|the English soccer player|Ben Marsden (footballer)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox field hockey player
| name                 = Ben Marsden
| birth_date           = {{Birth date and age|1979|10|16|df=y}}
| birth_place          = [[Blackpool]], [[Lancashire]], England
| death_date           = 
| death_place          = 
| height               = 188 cm
| weight 	           = 83 kg
| position             = 
| years1               = 1995–
| clubs1               = Cheltenham
| years2               = 
| clubs2               = [[Teddington Hockey Club|Teddington]]
| years3               = 2001–2008
| clubs3               = [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]
| years4               = 
| clubs4               = [[Wimbledon Hockey Club|Wimbledon]]
| years5               = 
| clubs5               = 
| nationalyears1       = 2007–
| nationalteam1        = [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|GB]] & [[England men's national field hockey team|England]]
| nationalcaps(goals)1 = 87
| nationalyears2       = 
| nationalteam2        = 
| nationalcaps(goals)2 = 
| medaltemplates       = 
}}

'''Benjamin John H. Marsden''' (born 16 October 1979) is an English former [[field hockey]] player who plays as a half back. He played for [[England men's national field hockey team|England]] and [[Great Britain men's national field hockey team|Great Britain]] and competed at the [[2008 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite  web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/ben-marsden-1.html |website=Sports-Reference|title=Ben Marsden |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012045251/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/ben-marsden-1.html |archive-date=2012-10-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Biography ==
Marsden was born in [[Blackpool]], [[Lancashire]], England, educated at Charlton Kings Junior School, Balcarras and Dean Close School and studied at [[Brunel University of London]].<ref name=LA>{{cite web|url=https://thelocalanswer.co.uk/news/sport/hockey/1808-chel-general-marsden-general.aspx?area=cheltenham |title=One-time Great Britain and England international hockey star Ben Marsden can’t wait to start in new role as director of sport at Cheltenham College |website=The Local Answer |date=3 August 2018 |access-date=24 May 2025 }}</ref>

Marsden played club hockey for [[Teddington Hockey Club|Teddington]] in the [[Men's England Hockey League]] before joining [[Surbiton Hockey Club|Surbiton]]. While at Surbiton he represented [[England at the 2006 Commonwealth Games|England]] at the [[2006 Commonwealth Games]] in Melbourne,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.surreycomet.co.uk/news/708770.surbiton_seven_in_medals_quest/ |title=Surbiton seven in medals quest |website=Surrey Comet |date=16 March 2006 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://teamengland.org/commonwealth-games-history/melbourne-2006/athletes |title=Melbourne 2006 Team |website=Team England |access-date=24 May 2025 }}</ref> won his first GB cap against the Netherlands in 2007 and represented [[Great Britain at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Great Britain]] at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the [[Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics|field hockey tournament]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/113872 |title=Biographical Information |website=Olympedia |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref>  

In 2009 he has coached pupils of [[King's College School]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kcs.org.uk/content/senior-school-hockey |title=Senior School - Hockey &#124; King's College School |accessdate=2012-07-30 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120926045155/http://www.kcs.org.uk/content/senior-school-hockey |archivedate=2012-09-26 }}</ref> and became the player/coach and then head coach at [[Wimbledon Hockey Club|Wimbledon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk/news/10198428.marsdens-troops-are-ready-for-the-resumption-of-the-hockey-season/ |title=Marsden's troops are ready for the resumption of the hockey season |website=Your Local Guardian |date=13 February 2013 |access-date=24 May 2025}}</ref> 

In 2018, he took the role of director of sport at [[Cheltenham College]].<ref name=LA/>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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{{England FH Squad 2006 Commonwealth Games}}
{{England FH Squad 2007 Champions Challenge}}
{{England FH Squad 2007 EuroHockey}}
{{Great Britain FH Squad 2008 Summer Olympics}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People educated at Dean Close School]]
[[Category:English male field hockey players]]
[[Category:Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain]]
[[Category:British male field hockey players]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games]]
[[Category:Field hockey players at the 2008 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Blackpool]]
[[Category:Wimbledon Hockey Club players]]
[[Category:Commonwealth Games field hockey players for England]]