Frank Connah

Frank Connah
Personal information
Born 1884
Warrington, England
Died 20 December 1954 (aged 70)
St Asaph, Wales
Playing position Half-back
Senior career
Years Team
1908 Colwyn Bay
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1908 Wales
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain Wales
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team

Frank Arthur Connah (Q2. 1884 – 20 December 1954) was a field hockey player from Wales who won a bronze medal as part of the Welsh team in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Connah was born in Warrington, England, the son to a well-knowns Welsh player called Charles Connah.[2]

With only six teams participating in the field hockey tournament at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Wales under the Great British flag, where the team were awarded a bronze medal despite Wales only playing in and losing one match.[3]

He played club hockey for Rhyl, Colwyn Bay and St. Asaph Hockey Clubs.[4] At representative level he played for North Wales with hs brother Harold.[2]

Both he and his brother Harold worked in the family cycle business in Rhyl.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Frank Connah". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 14 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "Frank Connah". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 469–470. ISBN 1-85410-692-9.
  4. ^ "Hockey". North Wales Weekly News. 31 January 1908. Retrieved 8 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.