Hugh Neilson
Scottish field hockey player
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Hugh Edwin Beaumont Neilson (5 May 1884 – 16 October 1930) 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.[1]
Born
5 May 1884
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Died
16 October 1930 (aged 46)
Glasgow, Scotland
Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position
Full-back
Years
Team
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
5 May 1884 Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Died |
16 October 1930 (aged 46) Glasgow, Scotland | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | Full-back | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 1908 | Rutherglen | |||||||||||||
| 1913 | Western | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| – | Scotland | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
Neilson was born in Glasgow, the son of steel founder and lost both parents by the age of 10.[1] He studied at the University of Sheffield.[2]
He represented his country at tennis, badminton and field hockey and played club hockey for Rutherglen Hockey Club[1] and later Western Hockey Club.[3]
He was a marine engineer by trade.[1]
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