David Thomas (field hockey)
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| Born |
27 June 1927 Pontypridd, Wales | ||
| Died | 24 June 2024 (aged 96) | ||
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| Years | Team | ||
| 1949–1962 | Hounslow | ||
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David Frederick Colman Thomas (27 June 1927 – 24 June 2024) was a British field hockey player.[1] He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
[edit]Thomas played club hockey for Hounslow Hockey Club and county hockey for Middlesex.[3] He represented Wales at national level.[4]
Thomas represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[5][6][7]
Thomas died on 24 June 2024, at the age of 96.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Thomas". Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Thomas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- ^ "Hampshie lose despite great fight-back". Portsmouth Evening News. 23 October 1958. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Veteran hockey international presented with Welsh cap at the age of 96". Nation Cymru. 2 September 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Welsh trio in Olympics Hockey XI". Western Mail. 30 May 1956. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey Players". Central Somerset Gazette. 6 April 1956. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Oldest Olympians is saddened to learn that David Thomas, born June 27, 1927, who represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Games, died June 24, 2024, at the age of 96". Oldest Olympians on BlueSky. 20 January 2025. Retrieved 22 January 2025.
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