Robert Proctor (field hockey)

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Robert Proctor (born 16 July 1949) is a retired field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Australia national field hockey team that won the silver medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. [1]

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References

  1. "Robert Proctor". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2011.