William Lindsay (field hockey)
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| Born |
3 March 1916 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Died |
23 May 1971 (aged 55) Stillorgan, Dublin | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Full-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 1948 | Corinthian | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 1948–1948 | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||
| Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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William Lamont Crawford Lindsay (3 March 1916 – 23 May 1971) was a British and Scottish international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Biography
Lindsay played club hockey for Corinthian Hockey Club in Dublin and repesented Leinster at provincial level.[3]
He made his Great Britain debut on 31 July 1948.[4]
He was selected for the Olympic Trial[5] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, winning a silver medal.
References
- ^ "William Lindsay's profile". Sports Reference.com.
- ^ "Our Hockey Correspondent. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 7 July 1948". The Times.
- ^ "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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