Roger Midgley
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| Born | 23 November 1924 Plympton, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 2019 (aged 95) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roger Keith Midgley (23 November 1924 – 12 December 2019)[1] was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.
Biography
[edit]Midgley represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, winning a bronze medal. He played all three matches as a back.[2][3]
Midley served with the Royal Navy and would eventually be promoted to the rank of commander.[2] He captained the Royal Navy and Combined Services hockey teams and made his England debut in 1951 during the Festival of Britain Games.[2]
He played representative hockey for the Hockey Association and county hockey for Devon[4] and Hampshire.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Midgley
- 1 2 3 4 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ↑ "British Hockey changes". Nottingham Evening Post. 22 July 1952. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Hockey Notes". Western Daily Press. 30 January 1947. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]- Roger Midgley at Olympics.com
- Roger Midgley at Team GB
- Roger Midgley at Olympedia
- Roger Midgley's profile at databaseOlympics
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