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OLYMPIC HOCKEY

A Century of British Hockey Olympic Medal Winners
1908-2012

Adlard to Leman

Robert ADLARD
1948 Silver
Eric ALLMAN-SMITH
1908 Silver
Charles ATKIN
 1920 Gold
Gillian ATKINS
1992 Bronze

 Louischarles BAILLON
1908 Gold

 Ashleigh BALL
2012 Bronze

 Paul BARBER
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold

 Laura BARTLETT
2012 Bronze

 Stephen BATCHELOR
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold

 Lisa BAYLISS
1992 Bronze

 John BENNETT
1920 Gold

 Kulbir Singh BHAURA
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold

 Norman BORRETT
1948 Silver

 David BRODIE
1948 Silver

 Henry BROWN
 1908 Silver

 Karen BROWN
1992 Bronze

Colin CAMPBELL
1920 Gold

 Walter CAMPBELL
1908 Silver

 Denys CARNILL
1952 Bronze

 Harold CASSELS
1920 Gold

 Robert CATTRALL
1984 Bronze

 Robert CLIFT
1988 Gold

John COCKETT
 1952 Bronze

 John CONROY
1952 Bronze

 Harold COOK
1920 Gold

Eric CROCKFORD
1920 Gold

 Reginald CRUMMACK
1920 Gold

 Crista CULLEN
2012 Bronze

 Graham DADDS
1952 Bronze

 Alex DANSON
 2012 Bronze

 Ronald DAVIS
1948 Silver

 Derek DAY
 1952 Bronze

 Richard DODDS
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold

 Victoria DIXON
1992 Bronze

 James DUTHIE
1984 Bronze
Dennis EAGAN
1952 Bronze
David FAULKNER
1988 Gold
Robin FLETCHER
1952 Bronze
Susan FRASER
1992 Bronze
Wendy FRASER
1992 Bronze
Harry FREEMAN
 1908 Gold
Russell GARCIA
1988 Gold
William GRAHAM
 1908 Silver
Eric GREEN
1908 Gold
Richard GREGG
1908 Silver
William GRIFFITHS
1948 Silver
Martin GRIMLEY
1988 Gold
Harry HASLAM
1920 Gold
Edgar HOLMES
1908 Silver
Norman HUGHES
1984 Bronze
Kathryn JOHNSON
1992 Bronze
Robert KENNEDY
1908 Silver
Sean KERLY
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold
James KIRKWOOD
1988 Gold
Arthur LEIGHTON
1920 Gold
Richard LEMAN
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold







Lindsay to Wood


Frederick LINDSAY
1948 Silver
William LINDSAY
1948 Silver
Sandie LISTER
1992 Bronze
Gerald LOGAN
1908 Gold
John MCBRYAN
1920 Gold
William MCCONNELL
1984 Bronze
George MCGRATH
1920 Gold
Hannah MACLEOD
2012 Bronze
Jackie McWILLIAMS
1992 Bronze
Emily MAQUIRE
 2012 Bronze
Charles MARCOM
1920 Gold
Stephen MARTIN
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold
Roger MIDGLEY
 1952 Bronze
Tammy MILLER
1992 Bronze
Helen MORGAN
1992 bronze
Henry MURPHY
1908 Silver
Mary NEVILLE
1992 Bronze
Mandy NICHOLLS
1992 Bronze
Alan NOBLE
1908 Gold
Richard NORRIS
1952 Bronze
Neil NUGENT
1952 Bronze
Anthony NUNN
1952 Bronze
Edgar PAGE
1908 Gold
Anne PANTER
Bronze
Veryan PAPPIN
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold
John PEAKE
1948 Silver
Walter PETERSON
1908 Silver
Jonathan POTTER
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold
Charles POWER
1908 Silver
Mark PRECIOUS
1984 Bronze
Reginald PRIDMORE
1908 Gold
Alison RAMSAY
1992 Bronze
Percy REES
1908 Gold
Frank REYNOLDS
1948 Silver
Helen RICHARDSON
Bronze 2012
Anthony ROBINSON
1952 Bronze
Frank ROBINSON
1908 Silver
John ROBINSON
1908 Gold
Chloe ROGERS
2012 Bronze
Imran SHERWANI
1988 Gold
Stanley SHOVELLER
1908 Gold 1920 Gold
Jane SIXSMITH
1992 Bronze
Beth STORRY
2012 Bronze
William SMITH
1920 Gold
Ian TAYLOR
1984 Bronze 1988 Gold
John TAYLOR
1952 Bronze
Sarah THOMAS
 2012 Bronze
Joanne THOMPSON
1992 Bronze
Georgie TWIGG
2012 Bronze
Laura UNSWORTH
 2012 Bronze
Michael WALFORD
1948 Silver
Kate WALSH
2012 Bronze
Sally WALTON
2012 Bronze
David WESTCOTT
1984 Bronze
Neil WHITE
1948 Silver
Nicola WHITE
2012 Bronze
Cyril WILKINSON
1920 Gold
Harvey WOOD
 1908 Gold
Goalkeeper Ian Taylor, who won bronze and gold for Great Britain, captured here at a reunion in 2008
Derek Day, who had to wait until 2010 before receiving his 1952 bronze medal
Neil Nugent who, like Derek Day, had to wait until 2010 before receiving his 1952 bronze medal
Karen Brown, bronze medallist in 1992, photographed in 2008
Chloe Rogers, shows off her 2012 Olympic bronze medal
Laura Bartlett, one of the two Scots members of the 2012 Women’s bronze medal winning Great Britain team
Alex Danson was joint top scorer in the 2012 women’s Olympic hockey tournament

The 2012 Olympics is over and we now look forward to Rio in 2016.

Great Britain’s women won bronze in London, whilst the men came fourth. We’ve got the final finishing places for all the teams here:  

Nation

Finish in pool


Nation

Finish in pool


1

Germany

2


Netherlands

1


2

Netherlands

1


Argentina

1


3

Australia

1


Great Britain

2


4

Great Britain

2


New Zealand

2


5

Belgium

3


Australia

3


6

Spain

3


China

3


7

Pakistan

4


Germany

4


8

Korea

4


Korea

4


9

New Zealand

5


Japan

5


10

Argentina

5


South Africa

5


11

South Africa

6


Belgium

6


12

India

6


USA

6


    Men’s Tournament                  Women’s Tournament

Year

Host city

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Notes

1908

London

England

Ireland

Scotland


1912

Stockholm




Hockey not included

1920

Antwerp

England

Denmark

Belgium


1924

Paris




Hockey not included

1928

Amsterdam

India

Netherlands

Germany

GB did not take part

1932

Los Angeles

India

Japan

USA

GB did not take part

1936

Berlin

India

Germany

Netherlands

GB did not take part

1948

London

India

Great Britain

Netherlands


1952

Helsinki

India

Netherlands

Great Britain


1956

Melbourne

India

Pakistan

West Germany

GB finished 4th

1960

Rome

Pakistan

India

Spain

GB finished 4th

1964

Tokyo

India

Pakistan

Australia

GB unclassified

1968

Mexico City

Pakistan

Australia

India

GB finished 12th

1972

Munich

West Germany

Pakistan

India

GB finished 6th

1976

Montreal

New Zealand

Australia

Pakistan

GB not invited

1980

Moscow

India

Zimbabwe

Spain

Czechslovak.

USSR

USSR

Boycotted by GB

1984

Los Angeles

Pakistan

Netherlands

West Germany

West Germany

Great Britain


USA





GB not invited

1988

Seoul

Great Britain


Australia

West Germany

Korea

Netherlands


Netherlands





GB finished 4th

1992

Barcelona

West Germany

Spain

Australia


Germany

Pakistan


Great Britain

GB finished 6th

1996

Atlanta

Netherlands

Australia

Spain

Korea

Australia

Netherlands

GB finished 7th

GB finished 4th

2000

Sydney

Netherlands

Australia

Korea

Argentina

Australia

Netherlands

GB finished 6th

GB finished 8th

2004

Athens

Australia

Germany

Netherlands

Netherlands

Germany

Argentina

GB finished 9th

GB did not qualify

2008

Beijing

Germany

Netherlands

Spain

China

Australia

Argentina

GB finished 5th

GB finished 6th

2012

London

Germany

Netherlands

Netherlands

Argentina

Australia

Great Britain

GB finished 4th

OLYMPIC HOCKEY TOURNAMENT
MEDAL WINNING NATIONS 1908-2012

Men’s hockey was first introduced into the Olympic Games in 1908. Women had to wait until 1980, when their tournament only included six nations. The women did not achieve equal footing (12 teams) until Athens in 2004.    Hockey was first played on artificial turf in Montreal in 1976. Information on the men’s tournaments in shown in blue. Information on the women’s tournaments in shown in pink.