Colin Dale

Colin Dale
Personal information
Born (1931-06-29)29 June 1931
Brentford, England
Senior career
Years Team
1955–1965 Old Kingstonians
National team
Years Team Caps
Great Britain 4
Wales 36

Colin Henry Dale OLY[1] (born 29 June 1931) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics and was also in the squad for the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2].

Biography

Dale played club hockey for Old Kingstonians Hockey Club and Wales.[3]

Dale represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[4]

He was also in the Great Britain squad for the field hockey tournament at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome but did not earn any minutes on the pitch.[5]

Dale played four times for GB and was capped 36 times for Wales.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Olympic acknowledgement for Colin's bygone achievement". No. Stamford Mercury. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Colin Dale Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Hockey caps for Queen's players". Northern Whig. 5 March 1956. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Hockey Team to Play in Berlin". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 May 1960. Retrieved 12 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "GB Honours Caps Awarded To Former Players". The Hockey Museum. Retrieved 21 December 2021.


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