David Veit (field hockey)

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David Veit
Personal information
Born (1938-10-21) 21 October 1938 (age 86)
Wandsworth, London, England
Height 166 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 66 kg (146 lb)
Playing position Inside-right
Senior career
YearsTeam
1962–1971 Surbiton
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
Great Britain
England

David Michael Veit (born 21 October 1938) is a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Veit played club hockey for Surbiton Hockey Club. [2]

He made his England debut against Wales in April 1964, although he had previously been capped by Great Britain during their tour of India. [3]

He represented Great Britain at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo. [4] [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "David Veit Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Unicorns name teams" . Halifax Evening Courier. 12 January 1963. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Two new England hockey players" . Halifax Evening Courier. 4 April 1964. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Midland men in Olympic Hockey 18" . Birmingham Daily Post. 1 August 1964. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.


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