Timothy Lawson
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| Born | 29 November 1943 London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Timothy Maben Lawson (born 29 November 1943) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
[edit]Lawson was born in London and studied at London University. He played for London Hospitals and then played for Tulse Hill Hockey Club in South London[2] but chose to play for Scotland at international level despite playing for England schoolboys in 1961.[3]
Lawson represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament .[4] He was one of four Scots, with Charles Donald, Jim Deegan and Gerald Carr, in the 1968 Olympic team.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Timothy Lawson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ↑ "Scots in line for hockey test places". The Scotsman. 3 August 1966. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Scottish cap for Lawson". Birmingham Daily Post. 14 October 1963. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
- ↑ "Our Gold medal hunters". Daily Record. 26 September 1968. Retrieved 10 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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