Howard Davis (field hockey)

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Howard Davis
Personal information
Born (1932-09-24) 24 September 1932 (age 92)
Broseley, England
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 67 kg (148 lb)
Senior career
YearsTeam
1951–1968 North Stafford
National team
YearsTeamCaps
Great Britain 41
England 40

Francis Howard Vincent Davis (born 24 September 1932) is a British field hockey player. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 1960 Summer Olympics and was captain at the 1964 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Davis played club hockey for North Stafford Hockey Club. [2]

Davis represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. [3]

A second Olympic appearance ensued for Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome [4] and he was chosen as captain of 1964 Great Britain team for his third Olympics in Tokyo. [5]

In 1967, he came out of retirement to captain England against Australia. [6]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Howard Davis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "Hockey in Ireland:a comparison" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 4 March 1961. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
  4. ↑ "Eight picked for Olympic hockey" . Nottingham Guardian. 1 March 1960. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Midland men in Olympic Hockey 18" . Birmingham Daily Post. 2 October 1967. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Davis back as England skipper" . Staffordshire Sentinel. 26 March 1962. Retrieved 11 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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