Stephen Theobald
British field hockey player
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Stephen Thompson Theobald (22 August 1923 – 19 February 2006) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team which won the bronze medal.[1]
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| Born | 22 August 1923 Hitchin, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 February 2006 (aged 82) Devon, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward/winger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Biography
Theobald was born in Hitchin, the son of a bank manager. He was educated at Haileybury School, where he played hockey, rugby and cricket and studied at the University of Edinburgh.[1]
It was during his time at Edinburgh that he played for Edinburgh University Men's Hockey Club and was called up to represent Scotland.[1][2]
He played his club hockey for Long Ashton[3] and then Devizes Hockey Club.[4]
He was selected for the Great Britain tour of South Africa in 1951.[5] and made his Great Britain debut on 8 September 1951.[6]
Theobald received the call up for the Olympics in May 1952.[7] He subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, although he had to settle for being an unused substitute.[8]