Mervyn Crossman
Australian field hockey player
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Mervyn Richard Crossman (7 April 1935 – 20 June 2017)[1] was an Australian field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Four years earlier, when Rome, Italy hosted the Games, he made his Olympic debut.[2][3]
Full name
Mervyn Richard Crossman
Born
7 April 1935
Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Died
20 June 2017 (aged 82)
Height
175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
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| Full name | Mervyn Richard Crossman | ||||||||||||||||
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7 April 1935 Home Hill, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 June 2017 (aged 82) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
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Crossman played 32 times for Australia at the senior level, scoring 8 goals and was a renowned penalty corner hitter.[1] He died in Townsville, Queensland on 20 June 2017.[1]
