Austin Savage (field hockey)
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| Born | 15 December 1940 St Asaph, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1 May 2024 (aged 84)[1] Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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David Austin Savage (15 December 1940 – 1 May 2024) was a Welsh field hockey player who competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Savage was raised in Trelogan, Flintshire in Wales and studied biology at Bangor University where he started playing hockey.[1]
Savage played as a goalkeeper and made his Welsh debut against England in 1962[3] and Great Britain debut in 1966.[1] He was a member of the Oxton Hockey Club. While at Oxton he represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich in the men's tournament.[4]
He represented Cheshire at county level and left Oxton to play for Hightown Hockey Club.[1]
After hockey he continued his job as a biology teacher and was a regular contributor for BBC Wales.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Barker, Harriet (10 July 2024). "David Austin Savage: 15.12.1940 – 01.05.2024". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austin Savage Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ↑ "Congratulations". Prestatyn Weekly. 14 April 1962. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
