Reginald Crummack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 February 1887 Salford, England | ||
| Died |
25 October 1966 (aged 79) Stockport, England | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1919–1929 | Alderley Edge | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| England & GB | 5 | ||
Medal record | |||
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Reginald William Crummack (16 February 1887 – 25 October 1966) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the gold medal, but he did not play in any matches.[1]
Biography
Crummack was born in Salford to a wealthy Lancashire family and was educated to with the intention of taking a career in the cotton business.[2]
He played club hockey for Alderley Edge and during World War I served with the South Lancashire Regiment. He was wounded during the war which affcted his long term health and was awarded the Victory and British War medals and the 1915 Star.[2]
At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, he represented Great Britain at the hockey tournament.[3]
After retiring from playing after 1926 he was later appointed international hockey selector in 1931.[2]
Crummack was also a competent golfer between 1909 and 1946 and took part in The Amateur Championship, both before World War I and after World War II, and was the Lancashire Amateur winner in 1911-12 and 1920.[2]
References
- ^ "Rex Crummack". databaseOlympics.com.
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
