John Paskin Taylor

John Taylor
Personal information
Born18 March 1928
Bangalore, British India
Died9 March 2015 (aged 86)
Boulogne-Billancourt, France
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionInside-right/winger
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1951–1953 Cambridge University - -
1954–1955 Rhyl - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– Great Britain -
– Wales -
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Bronze medal – third place1952 HelsinkiTeam competition

John Paskin Taylor (18 March 1928 – 9 March 2015) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

Taylor was born in Bangalore, British India, the son of a Wesleyan minister. He was educated at Kingswood School in Bath and studied at Trinity College, Cambridge.[2]

He played for and became secretary of the Cambridge University hockey team and won his blue in 1951 and 1952.[2] After Cambridge he played club hockey for Rhyl Hockey Club and represented Wales at international level.[3]

Taylor received the call up for the Olympics in May 1952 and was one of three Welshman in the team with Graham Dadds and Bill Lindsay-Smith.[4] He subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki,[5] where he won the bronze medal. He played one match as forward.

References

  1. ↑ "Olympics John Paskin".
  2. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Welsh Hockey XI". Western Mail. 1 March 1954. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Welshmaen in Olympics hockey team". Western Mail. 27 May 1952. Retrieved 18 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "British Hockey changes". Nottingham Evening Post. 22 July 1952. Retrieved 17 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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