Robert Adlard

Bob Adlard
Personal information
Born15 November 1915
Winchcombe, England
Died22 October 2008 (aged 82)
Winchcombe, England
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1948–1950 Cheltenham - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– Great Britain -
– England -
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Silver medal – second place1948 LondonTeam competition

Robert Edward Adlard (15 November 1915 – 22 October 2008) was an English field hockey player who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics representing Great Britain.[1]

Biography

Adlard was educated at Marlborough College[2] He played club hockey for Old Malburians and Cheltenham and represented Gloucestershire and The West.[3] He made his England debut against Wales in 1938.

During World War II he served with the Yeomanry Hussars in the Royal Armoured Corps as a lieutenant in the Middle East.[2]

He was selected for the Olympic Trial[4] and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London and won a silver medal.[2]

By trade he was involved in the family paper mill business and was honorary secretary of the Winchcombe Cricket Club.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Robert Adlard's profile". Sports Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
  3. ↑ "Glo'shire Final Hockey Trial". Western Daily Press. 5 November 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "Olympic Hockey Trial". Evening News (London). 19 June 1948. Retrieved 19 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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