Eric Green (field hockey)
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| Born |
28 August 1878 Leatherhead, England | |||||||||||||
| Died |
23 December 1972 (aged 94) Stanford Dingley, England | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Outside-left | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 1900–1901 | Eastbourne | |||||||||||||
| 1903–1904 | Seaford | |||||||||||||
| 1905–1911 | Staines | |||||||||||||
| 1912–1914 | Wimbledon | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 1902–1908 | England | 16 | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eric Hubert Green (8 August 1878 — 23 December 1972) was a field hockey player who won a gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[1]
Biography
Green was educated at St. Mark's School, Windsor.[2] He played for Eastbourne Hockey Club and Sussex at county level[3] before playing for Seaford and then in the position of outside-left for Staines Hockey Club.[2] He later played for Wimbledon Hockey Club.[4]
After hockey he became a correspondent for The Times.[2]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Green Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ a b c "Eric Green". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ^ "Athletic Notes". Eastbourne Chronicle. 2 March 1901. Retrieved 4 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "South Hockey Trials". Daily News (London). 10 December 1912. Retrieved 4 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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