Harry Haslam (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
7 February 1883 Aston, Birmingham | ||
| Died |
7 February 1955 (aged 72) Ilford, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1913–1928 | Ilford | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| England & GB | 9 | ||
Medal record | |||
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Harry Eustace Haslam OBE (7 February 1883 – 7 February 1955) was an English field hockey player from Aston, Warwickshire,[1] who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Haslam originally played for Worcestershire at county level before moving south and playing his hockey for Ilford and Essex.[3] He made his England debut in 1920 and for his work as a Special Constabulary he was awarded the OBE the same year.[3][4]
At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, he represented Great Britain at the hockey tournament.[5]
Later in life, Haslam worked for a sports goods manufacturer and worked as an administrator of hockey and a hockey news editor. He died at Ilford, London, on his 72nd birthday in February 1955.[3]
References
- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Harry Eustace Haslam; Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1883; District: Aston; Volume: 6d; Page: 307
- ^ "profile". Database Olympics. Archived from the original on 8 February 2007.
- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Hockey". Chelmsford Chronicle. 6 January 1928. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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