Colin Thompson (field hockey)

Colin Thompson
Personal information
Playing position Inside-right/forward
Senior career
Years Team
1956 Royal Air Force
Combined Services
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
Great Britain
England

Colin John Thompson was a field hockey player who was selected for Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

In 1956, Thompson was a Flying officer in the Royal Air Force and played club hockey for their hockey team.[2] He represented Buckinghamshire at county level.[3]

He made the Olympic Games hockey trial in February 1956[4] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, although he did not play any minutes.[5]

He made his England debut one year after his British debut, when he was selected to play against France on 5 October 1957.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Colin Thompson". Evening News (London). 20 March 1957. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Berks Draw With Bucks". Reading Mercury. 22 November 1958. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "Olympic men in Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 6 February 1956. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Welsh trio in Olympics Hockey XI". Western Mail. 30 May 1956. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ "England team". Daily News (London). 1 October 1957. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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