Peter Smith (field hockey)
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| Born |
7 May 1926 Chelsea, London, England | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Full back | |||||||||||||
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| 1944–1947 | Oxford University | |||||||||||||
| 1950–1953 | Hawks | |||||||||||||
| 1955–1957 | City of Oxford | |||||||||||||
| 1958–1961 | Kidderminster | |||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| England | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Peter David Rees Smith (born 7 May 1926) is a British former field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team which won the bronze medal.[1]
Biography
[edit]Smith was educated at Canford School where he played rugby and studied at the University of Oxford.[1] While at Oxford he played hockey for the University team.[1][2]
He represented Surrey at county level[3] and in March 1950 was selected for England trials.[4] He subsequently played for England on 15 April against Ireland.[5]
He was then selected for Great Britain for the 1951 tour of South Arrica[6] After University, he played club hockey for Hawks HC in Byfleet.[7]
Smith received a call up for the Olympics in May 1952[8] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, although he had to settle for being an unused substitute.[9]
By 1955 he was playing for the City of Oxford Hockey Club and Oxfordshire.[10] He played for Kidderminster and Worcestershire after moving to the area in 1958.[11]
A fourth different county appearance ensued for Gloucesterhire in 1963 and he captained England in 1965 and played until 1968.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Pictures in the Fire". The Tatler. 24 January 1945. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey Trial". Reading Standard. 13 January 1950. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Teams for Hockey Trial". Sunday Express. 5 March 1950. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey". Sunday Express. 26 March 1950. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey Team for South Africa". Belfast News-Letter. 26 April 1951. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "For Olympic Trial". Liverpool Daily Post. 17 March 1952. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Trial". Birmingham Daily Post. 26 May 1952. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "British Hockey changes". Nottingham Evening Post. 22 July 1952. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey". Birmingham Daily Post. 31 January 1955. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "County's Team to Play Leicestershire". Evesham Standard & West Midland Observer. 23 January 1959. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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