Frank Reynolds (field hockey)

Frank Reynolds
Personal information
Born 21 August 1917
Wellington, Tamil Nadu, British India
Died 20 March 2001 (aged 83)
Monmouth, Wales
Playing position half-back
Senior career
Years Team
1948 Army
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
Great Britain
England
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Silver medal – second place 1948 London Team competition

Frank Owen Reynolds (21 August 1917 – 20 March 2001)[1] was a British and English international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2]

Biography

Reynolds played for the Army Hockey Association and was a captain in the Army.[3]

He was selected for the Olympic Trial[4] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, winning a silver medal. He played all five matches.

He managed the Great Britain team during the 1960 Summer Olympics.[3]

He died in Monmouth in March 2001.

References

  1. ^ Frank Reynolds at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Our Hockey Correspondent. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 7 July 1948". The Times.
  3. ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Olympic Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 19 June 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.