Peter Wilson (field hockey)
British field hockey player (1942–2024)
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Peter James Wilson (9 August 1942 – 22 March 2024) was a British field hockey player.[1] He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[2]
Weston-super-Mare, England
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
9 August 1942 Weston-super-Mare, England | ||
| Died | 22 March 2024 (aged 81) | ||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Weight | 84 kg (185 lb) | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1962–1965 | Oxford University | ||
| 1965–1966 | Cliftonville | ||
| 1966–1972 | City of Oxford | ||
| 1972–1976 | Welsh Dragons | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| – | Great Britain | ||
| – | Wales | ||
Biography
Wilson was born in Weston-super-Mare and educated at Dragon School[1] and Chatham House Grammar School.[3] While studying at St Edmund Hall at the University of Oxford,[4] Wilson played two first-class cricket matches for Oxford University in 1964,[5][6] against Hampshire and Derbyshire at Oxford.[7] He scored 56 runs in his two matches, with a high score of 30.[8]
He was selected for Wales in 1963 and continued to represent Wales thereafter.[9] Wilson represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament.[1] At the time of his Olympic selection he played for the City of Oxford Hockey Club.
Wilson spent most of his career as a teacher at the Dragon School in Oxford, retiring in 2021.[10] He died in March 2024, and a memorial service in his honour was held at the school on 22 September 2024.[11]
