Bryn Thomas (field hockey)
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | 29 April 1912 Neath, Wales | |||||||||||||
| Died | 19 July 2005 (aged 93) Neath, Wales | |||||||||||||
| Playing position | centre-half | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| Neath | ||||||||||||||
| 1945–1946 | RAF St Athan | |||||||||||||
| 1946–1947 | GKB Port Talbot | |||||||||||||
| 1947–1951 | Cardiff | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| Great Britain | ||||||||||||||
| Wales | 14 | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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David Brynmor Thomas BEM (29 April 1912 – 19 July 2005) was a British and Welsh field hockey player who won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Thomas initially played his club hockey for Neath Hockey Club before moving on to Cardiff Hockey Club, and played for Glamorgan at county level over 100 times.[2]
During World War II he was stationed at RAF St. Athan in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and he played for South Wales at representative level[3] and played at international level for Wales.[1] He was awarded the British Empire Medal in 1946, as a sergeant and physical training instructor.[1]
Thomas was selected for the Olympic Trial[4] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, winning a silver medal. He was one of four Welshmen in the team with William Griffiths, Edgar Hitchman and Ronald Davis, although he had to settle for being an unused substitute.[5]
References
- ^ a b c "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ^ "Swansea players in County Trial". South Wales Daily Post. 26 October 1946. Retrieved 20 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Sports Briefs". Western Mail. 12 February 1949. Retrieved 20 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 19 June 1948. Retrieved 20 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Beyond VE Day: what next for hockey and the 'Austerity Games' of 1948". The Hockey Museum. 8 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.