Callum Fowler
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Sport: Ice hockey Born: November 1991 Club: Peterborough Phantoms Key achievements:
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Callum Fowler is the first athlete from a winter sport to be signed up to the Medway Elite Athlete Support Programme.
Callum, who lives in Rainham and goes to Rainham Mark School, plays for the Peterborough Phantoms junior and men’s teams and has been a member of the England ice hockey set-up since the age of 11.
At the age of 15 he was a member of the England under-16 side that won the Verwijst international tournament in Tilburg, Holland; the first time that England had won at this level for 22 years.
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Photo courtesy of Graham Goodman |
Callum was then selected for the Great Britain under-18-squad to compete in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Championships in Estonia in March 2008. At 16, Callum was the youngest member of the squad and was competing in an age group higher than he should be. Great Britain progressed to the division B final after winning all of their group games but narrowly lost to Hungary. |
Callum was re-called to the squad for the 2009 world championships and selected as captain.
Great Britain again reached the final and went one better than the 2008 performance, winning the gold medal and progressing to the top division of world under-18 ice hockey.
Callum's club career reached new heights in 2009. The Peterborough Phantoms star won 12 "Man of the Match" awards and was voted "Young Player of the Year" in a team that won a league and cup double.