William Lindsay (field hockey)
British field hockey player
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William Lamont Crawford Lindsay (3 March 1916 – 23 May 1971) was a British and Scottish international field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Born3 March 1916
Glasgow, Scotland
Died23 May 1971 (aged 55)
Stillorgan, Dublin
SportField hockey
PositionFull-back
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| Born | 3 March 1916 Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 May 1971 (aged 55) Stillorgan, Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography
Lindsay played club hockey for Corinthian Hockey Club in Dublin and represented Leinster at provincial level.[3]
He made his Great Britain debut on 31 July 1948.[4]
He was selected for the Olympic Trial[5] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, winning a silver medal.
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