Veryan Pappin

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Veryan Pappin
Personal information
Full name Veryan Guy Henry Pappin
Born 19 May 1958 (1958-05-19) (age 65)
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire,
England
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1984 Los Angeles Team competition

Veryan Guy Henry Pappin (born 19 May 1958) is a former Scottish field hockey player, who was a member of the gold medal-winning Great Britain and Northern Ireland squad at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. [1] Four years earlier, at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, the goalkeeper from Scotland secured the bronze medal with his team.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Veryan Pappin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2016.