Donald McWatters

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Donald McWatters
Personal information
Full nameDonald James McWatters
Nickname(s)Don
Born23 January 1941 (1941-01-23) (age 82)
Maryborough, Queensland
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1964 Tokyo Team competition

Donald James McWatters (born 23 January 1941) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. [1]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Donald McWatters". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.