Ronald Davis (field hockey)
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| Born | 28 December 1914 | |||||||||||||
| Died |
24 October 1989 (aged 74) Manchester, England | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||
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| 1948 | Cardiff | |||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Ronald Davis[1] (28 December 1914 – 24 October 1989) was a British and Welsh international field hockey player who competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Davis played club hockey for Bowdon Hockey Club and represented Cheshire at county level.[2]
He was eligible to play for Wales and made his Welsh debut against Scotland in March 1939.[2] He was selected for the Olympic Trial[3] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, playing one match as a forward and winning a silver medal.[4]
References
- ^ Some sources spell his name: Davies. However the British Olympic Association reports his name without "e".
- ^ a b "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 19 June 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Our Hockey Correspondent. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 7 July 1948". The Times.
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