Roger Sutton (field hockey)
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| Born | 20 December 1936 Brentford, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Roger Macklin Sutton (born 20 December 1936) is a British field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
Sutton studied at Oxford University and played club hockey for Cliftonville Hockey Club[2] before joining Beckenham Hockey Club. He played for Wales at international level.[3]
He represented Great Britain at the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo.[4][5] He was one of two Welshmen, with Geoffrey Cutter in the squad.
References
- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Roger Sutton Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ↑ "East Kent Times and Mail". Belfast Telegraph. 18 February 1959. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Welsh name side to meet Ireland". Belfast Telegraph. 8 March 1961. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Midland men in Olympic Hockey 18". Birmingham Daily Post. 1 August 1964. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
