Craig Fulton

Craig Fulton
Born	(1974-11-06) 6 November 1974 (age 49)[1] Harare, Zimbabwe[2]
Spouse	Natalie Fulton
Relatives	Grant Fulton (brother)
Field hockey career Height 5 ft 8.5 in (174.0 cm) Playing position Midfielder/Forward Senior career Years Team 199x–1998 Northern Transvaal [3] 1999–2005 Chelmsford 2005–2010 Pembroke Wanderers National team Years Team Apps (Gls) 1996–2005  South Africa 191 (2) Coaching career 1999–2005 Chelmsford 199x–200x Felsted School 2005–2010 Pembroke Wanderers 2010–2014 University of Pretoria 2010–2014 Northern Blues 2014–2018 Ireland 2018–2023 Belgium (assistant) 2023– India

Craig Fulton (born 6 November 1974) is a former South Africa men's field hockey international and a former coach of the Ireland men's national field hockey team. As a player he represented South Africa at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics and at the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup. His brother, Grant, and his wife, Natalie, were also South Africa field hockey internationals. In 2004 Fulton and his wife became the first married couple to represent South Africa at the same Olympic Games.

As a player/coach with Pembroke Wanderers he won two Irish Senior Cups, two Men's Irish Hockey League titles and the EuroHockey Club Trophy. As a coach Fulton guided Ireland to third place at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship and to qualification for both the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. While coaching Ireland, Fulton was named the 2015 FIH Men's Coach of the Year. He was assistant coach of the Belgium team that won the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup. He is currently the coach of the Indian hockey team and guided them to an Olympic Bronze Medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics.