Robert Adlard
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| Born |
15 November 1915 Winchcombe, England | |||||||||||||
| Died |
22 October 2008 (aged 82) Winchcombe, England | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 1948–1950 | Cheltenham | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
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| Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| England | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Robert Edward Adlard (15 November 1915 – 22 October 2008) was an English field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.[1]
Biography
[edit]Adlard was educated at Marlborough College[2] He played club hockey for Old Malburians and Cheltenham and represented Gloucestershire and The West.[3] He made his England debut against Wales in 1938.
During World War II he served with the Yeomanry Hussars in the Royal Armoured Corps as a lieutenant in the Middle East.[2]
He was selected for the Olympic Trial[4] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and won a silver medal.[2]
By trade he was involved in the family paper mill business and was honorary secretary of the Winchcombe Cricket Club.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Robert Adlard's profile". Sports Reference.com.
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ^ "Glo'shire Final Hockey Trial". Western Daily Press. 5 November 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 19 June 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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