George Sime
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| Born |
28 February 1915 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Died |
7 September 1990 (aged 75) St. Albans, England | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Full-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| Stepps | ||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 1948–1948 | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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George Brander Sime (28 February 1915 – 9 September 1990) was a British and Scottish international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Sime played club hockey for Stepps Hockey Club from the age of 17-years-old.[2] He made his Scotland debut in 1937 and captained his country in 1950.[2] He made his Great Britain debut on 31 July 1948.[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 as half-back.
References
- ^ "Our Hockey Correspondent. "Hockey." The Times [London, England] 7 July 1948" – via The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Great Britain Caps - Men". Scottish Hockey. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 19 June 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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