Tony Ekins

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Tony Ekins
Personal information
Born (1944-01-04) 4 January 1944 (age 81)
Bovey Tracey, Devon, England
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 82 kg (181 lb)
Playing position Centre half
Senior career
YearsTeam
1965–1966 Cambridge Nomads
1966–1978 Southgate
National team
YearsTeamCapsGoals
Great Britain
England

Anthony Howard Ekins (born 4 January 1944) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Biography

While paying for Cambridge Nomads, Ekins played for the England U23 squad in 1966. [2] He joined Southgate Hockey Club and represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City. [3]

Ekins went to his second Olympics in 1972 when he represented Great Britain in Munich. [3]

He was part of the Southgate Hockey Club team that won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for three successive years in 1976, 1977 and 1978. [4]

Ekins was the England manager during the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Ekins Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "England hockey XI" . Belfast Telegraph. 23 March 1966. Retrieved 6 July 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Europes's other champions chase a hat-trick too". Evening News (London). 12 May 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "England select Taylor but Mallett waits" . Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
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