Neil Livingstone (field hockey)

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Neil Livingstone
Personal information
Born (1938-06-04) 4 June 1938 (age 87)
Playing position left-half back
Senior career
YearsTeam
1960 University of Oxford
National team
YearsTeamCaps
1959–1960 Great Britain 10
Scotland

W. Neil Livingstone (born 4 June 1938) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Livingstone played for Scotland at international level and while studying at Oxford University was the captain of the University hockey team. [2] He went on to captain Scotland. [3]

Livingstone represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome. He was the youngest member of the squad. [4] [5] [6]

Livingstone retired from hockey in 1964 to concentrate on his career as a surgeon. [7]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Neil Livingstone Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ↑ "University Match May be Last at Edgbaston" . Birmingham Daily Post. 17 February 1960. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "One new Scots hockey cap P.T. instructor" . The Scotsman. 24 March 1964. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Eight picked for Olympic hockey" . Nottingham Guardian. 1 March 1960. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Hockey Team to Play in Berlin" . Coventry Evening Telegraph. 24 May 1960. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scottish team depleted" . The Scotsman. 4 April 1964. Retrieved 12 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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