Charles Shepherd (field hockey)

Charles Shepherd
Personal information
Born27 February 1887
Barbados
Died31 July 1968 (aged 81)
Cardiff, Wales
Sport
SportField hockey
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1908 Whitchurch - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– Wales -
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain Wales
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1908 LondonTeam

Charles Woolley Shepherd (27 February 1887 – 31 July 1968) was a field hockey player from Wales who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics with the Welsh team and won the bronze medal.[1]

Biography

Shepherd was born in Barbados, the son of a doctor. In 1891, the family moved to Cardiff in Wales and after studying Cardiff College, London University, and Charing Cross Hospital, Shepherd would follow his father's trade by becoming a GP himself.[2]

He made his debut for Wales against Scotland in 1907 and played club hockey for Whitchurch Hockey Club.[2]

With only six teams participating in the field hockey tournament at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Wales under the Great British flag, where the team were awarded a bronze medal despite Wales only playing in and losing one match.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Charles Shepherd's profile". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Charles Shepherd". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 469–470. ISBN 1-85410-692-9.
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