Robert Adlard
British field hockey player (1915–2008)
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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]
Winchcombe, England
Winchcombe, England
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| – | Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| – | England | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
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]
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