Gordon Orchardson
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| Born | 1885 Thanet, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 1969 (aged 83–84) Nairobi, Kenya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Gordon Quiller Orchardson (1885 – 1969)[1] was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team.
Biography
Orchardson was born in Thanet, England, the son of Sir William Quiller Orchardson (a Sottish-born painter).[2]
He played club cricket for Cartha in Glasgow.[3]
With his brother Ian, Orchardson emigrated to Kericho in Kenya to farm.[2]
References
- ↑ "Gordon Orchardson". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 7 July 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
Full name: Gordon Quiller Orchardson
- 1 2 "William Orchardson". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey". Scottish Referee. 12 January 1906. Retrieved 5 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
- William Orchardson at databaseOlympics.com (archived)
- Gordon Orchardson at Olympics.com
- Gordon Orchardson at Team GB
- Gordon Orchardson at Olympedia
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Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1969 deaths
- Scottish men's field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- British men's field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Scottish Olympic competitors
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Scottish Olympic medallist stubs
- British field hockey Olympic medallist stubs
- Scottish field hockey biography stubs