Harry Freeman (field hockey)

Harry Freeman
Personal information
Born(1876-02-07)7 February 1876
Staines, Middlesex, England [1]
Died5 October 1968(1968-10-05) (aged 92)
Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England[2]
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionFull-back
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1899–1913 Staines - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1903–1908 England 10 -
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place1908 LondonTeam competition

Harry Scott Freeman (7 February 1876 – 5 October 1968) was a field hockey player, who won a gold medal with the Great Britain team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[3]

Biography

Freeman took up hocky aged 18 in 1894 and was one of five brothers that played for Staines Hockey Club between 1894 and 1922.[4]

He made his England debut in 1903 and captained his club[4] and county Middlesex.[5] He also captained the South at representative level, which led to him being chosen as the captain for the 1908 Olympic Games.[4] He retired from international hockey after the Olmpics although he did continue to play at club level and was later the Honorary Treasurer of the Hockey Association. He was a solicitor by profession and was involved with the Thames Amateur Rowing Association, Thames United Sailing Club, Upper Thames Sailing Club and Staines Boat Club.[4]

References

  1. ↑ General Register Office index of births registered in January, February, March, 1876 - Name: Freeman, Harry S District: Staines Volume: 3A Page: 16.
  2. ↑ General Register Office index of deaths registered in October, November, December, 1968 - Name: Freeman, Harry S Age: 92 District: Wycombe Volume: 6A Page: 522.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Harry Freeman Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Harry Freeman". Olympedia. Retrieved 4 August 2025.
  5. ↑ "Hockey". Sporting Life. 30 November 1899. Retrieved 4 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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