Philip Turnbull
Field hockey player
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Philip Bernard Turnbull (7 April 1879 – 20 October 1930)[1] was a field hockey player from Wales who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal as a member of the Welsh team.[2]
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| Born | 7 April 1879 Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 1930 (aged 51) Cardiff, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Turnbull was born in Cardiff, the son of a shipbuilding business owner at Turnbull Brothers. He was educated at Downside College in Bath.[3]
With only six teams participating in the field hockey tournament at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Wales under the Great British flag, where the team were awarded a bronze medal despite Wales only playing in and losing one match.[4] Both he and his cousin Bertrand Turnbull were in the team.
He played club hockey for Cardiff Hockey Club.[3]
One of his sons, Maurice, played Test cricket for England and rugby union for Wales.
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