Jim Deegan
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| Born | 6 November 1933 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 179 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | centre half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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James Frederick A. Deegan (born 6 November 1933) is a British field hockey player. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Deegan born in Edinburgh, played his club hockey in England for Hampstead and Westminster Hockey Club and county hockey for Middlesex.[2] Deegan also played for the RAF hockey team while serving with the Royal Air Force and played for Portrush in Northern Ireland when stationed there at Ballykelly in 1954.[3] Although born in Scotland, Deegan chose to play for England at international level.[4]
While at Hampstead and Westminster, he represented Great Britain at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[5] Deegan switched clubs to join Surbiton Hockey Club and it was with them that he made his second Olympic appearance for Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.[6][5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jim Deegan Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ↑ "Middlesex XI against Cheshire". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition). 8 March 1961. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Ex-Portrush player chosen". Belfast News-Letter. 5 June 1964. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Two changes in England's hockey team". Gloucester Citizen. 5 April 1965. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "Surbtion lose desite Sherman's penalty save". Esher News and Mail. 21 March 1974. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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