James Williams (field hockey)
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| Born |
28 July 1878 Penarth, Wales | |||||||||||||
| Died |
21 December 1929 (aged 51) Whitchurch, Wales | |||||||||||||
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| 1908 | Newport | |||||||||||||
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| 1908 | Wales | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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James Ralph Williams (28 July 1878 – 21 December 1929)[1] was a field hockey player from Wales, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal as member of the Welsh team.[2]
Biography
Williams was born in Penarth, the son of an Army colonel. He was educated at Marlborough College. [3]
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.[4]
He played club hockey for Newport Hockey Club and would later become secretary of the South Wales Hockey Association.[3]
By trade, Williams was a director with Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd, who were a shipowners in Cardiff and London.[3]
References
- ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: James Ralph Williams; Jul-Aug-Sep 1878; District: Cardiff; Volume: 11a; Page: 811.
- ^ "James Williams' profile". databaseOlympics.
- ^ a b c "James Williams". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 469–470. ISBN 1-85410-692-9.
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