Richard Norris (field hockey)

Norris was born in British India but was educated at The King's School, Canterbury.^[1] He played hockey, rugby and cricket at school and played in the Junior Wimbledon Championships.^[1] He then studied engineering at Trinity College, Oxford and played for the University hockey team earning his blue.^[2]

He represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki.^[3] He was the youngest member of the British field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all three matches as forward.

He later played county hockey for Kent and club hockey for Reading Hockey Club.^[4]

Norris was among the surviving team members who had a reunion at the London Olympics to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of their medal winning achievement.^{[citation needed]}

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• Richard Norris at Olympedia
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