Gordon Orchardson
Scottish field hockey player
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Gordon Quiller Orchardson (1885 – 1969)[1] was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team.
Born
1885
Thanet, England
Thanet, England
Died
1969 (aged 83–84)
Nairobi, Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
Years
Team
1905–1908
Cartha Glasgow
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1885 Thanet, England | |||||||||||||
| Died |
1969 (aged 83–84) Nairobi, Kenya | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 1905–1908 | Cartha Glasgow | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| – | Scotland | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Orchardson was born in Thanet, England, the son of Sir William Quiller Orchardson (a Sottish-born painter).[2]
He played club cricket for Cartha in Glasgow.[3]
With his brother Ian, Orchardson emigrated to Kericho in Kenya to farm.[2]
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