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Richard Leman

Richard Leman, English field hockey player

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Born
July 13, 1959
Age in 2026
67
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1959

About Richard Leman

Richard Alexander Leman is a former field hockey player who was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain squad in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. He played club hockey for East Grinstead Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and played in the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup and won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London. He captained Great Britain and England from 1988 to 1990 ending his career with 228 caps, a record until beaten by Jon Potter in November 1994. He later became President of Great Britain Hockey in 2007 finishing his term in 2017 following the Olympic Gold medal won by the Women's team at Rio in 2016.

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Richard Leman timeline

  1. He played club hockey for East Grinstead Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League and played in the 1982 Men's Hockey World Cup and won a bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
  2. He also won silver with the England squad at the 1986 Men's Hockey World Cup in London.
  3. He captained Great Britain and England from 1988 to 1990 ending his career with 228 caps, a record until beaten by Jon Potter in November 1994.
  4. He later became President of Great Britain Hockey in 2007 finishing his term in 2017 following the Olympic Gold medal won by the Women's team at Rio in 2016.

The world when Richard Leman was born

Richard Leman was born in 1959. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1959

  • #1 song"Mack the Knife" – Bobby Darin
  • Top movieBen-Hur
  • Top TV showGunsmoke
  • Best-selling bookGoldfinger – Ian Fleming

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentIngemar Johansson knocks out Floyd Patterson for heavyweight title
  • Top headlineAlaska and Hawaii become the 49th and 50th US states
  • Technology milestoneMicrochip (integrated circuit) invented
  • Defining fadBarbie dolls
  • Notable inventionBarbie doll
  • World population2.98 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderDwight D. Eisenhower
  • Sports championLos Angeles Dodgers (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population177.1M

1959 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Richard Leman's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19592026
Gas$0.31$3.45/gal
Average home$12,400$435,000
Average income$7,000$67,500
Minimum wage$1.00$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.69$11.95
Postage stamp$0.04$0.73
Population177.1M341 million

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