David Tomlinson (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
Hitchin, England Q3. 1936 | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1957–1960 | Cambridge University | ||
| 1959–1960 | Knebworth | ||
| 1960–1967 | Southgate | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| Great Britain | |||
| England | |||
David F. Tomlinson (born Q3.1936) was a field hockey player who was selected for Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Tomlinson was educated at Alleyn's School and Trinity College, Cambridge.[2] While at the University of Cambridge he earned his blue and played for the team known as Cambridge University Wanderers.[3]
Tomlinson was subsequently named in the Olympic traialist list in May 1960[4] before making the final Olympic squad, although he did not earn any minutes during the competition.[1]
After the Olympics Tomlinson played club hockey for Southgate Hockey Club[5] and for Hertfordshire[6] and Cambridgeshire at county level.[7]
He retired from hockey in 1969.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
- ^ "Bacchanalians Fortunate". Birmingham Daily Post. 23 October 1958. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Bacchanalians Hld Light Blues". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 October 1959. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey stars left out of Olympic trial". Birmingham Daily Post. 22 October 1959. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fine Players". Halifax Evening Courier. 31 October 1962. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fine Players". Hertford Mercury and Reformer. 18 March 1960. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Retired". Cambridge Daily News. 23 October 1969. Retrieved 13 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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