Timothy Lawson

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Timothy Lawson
Personal information
Born (1943-11-29) 29 November 1943 (age 81)
London, England
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Senior career
YearsTeam
1963–1966 London Hospital
1966–1973 Tulse Hill
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
Great Britain
Scotland

Timothy Maben Lawson (born 29 November 1943) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

Lawson was born in London and studied at London University. He played for London Hospitals and then played for Tulse Hill Hockey Club in South London [2] but chose to play for Scotland at international level despite playing for England schoolboys in 1961. [3]

Lawson represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City in the men's tournament . [4] He was one of four Scots, with Charles Donald, Jim Deegan and Gerald Carr, in the 1968 Olympic team. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Timothy Lawson Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Scots in line for hockey test places" . The Scotsman. 3 August 1966. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "Scottish cap for Lawson" . Birmingham Daily Post. 14 October 1963. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Our Gold medal hunters" . Daily Record. 26 September 1968. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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