George Sime
British field hockey player
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George Brander Sime (28 February 1915 – 9 September 1990) was a British and Scottish international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Born
28 February 1915
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Died
7 September 1990 (aged 75)
St. Albans, England
St. Albans, England
Playing position
Full-back
Years
Team
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
28 February 1915 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Died |
7 September 1990 (aged 75) St. Albans, England | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Full-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| – | Stepps | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | ||||||||||||
| 1948–1948 | Great Britain | 5 | ||||||||||||
| – | Scotland | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Sime played club hockey for Stepps Hockey Club from the age of 17-years-old.[2] He made his Scotland debut in 1937 and captained his country in 1950.[2] He made his Great Britain debut on 31 July 1948.[3]
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, winning a silver medal. He played all five matches as half-back.
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