Francis Howard Vincent Davis (born 24 September 1932) is a British field hockey player. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics, the 1960 Summer Olympics and was captain at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Born | 24 September 1932 Broseley, Shropshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 67 kg (148 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early life
editDavis was born at Broseley, Shropshire, but moved to Stoke-on-Trent at age three. He was a boy chorister at Lichfield Cathedral, becoming head chorister at age fourteen. He completed his education at Felstead School. He served in the British Army for three years during the 1950s.[2]
Hockey career
editDavis, who took up hockey after leaving school in 1947,[2] played club hockey for North Stafford Hockey Club.[3] He also played for the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) hockey team during his military service.[2]
Davis represented Great Britain at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[2]
A second Olympic appearance ensued for Great Britain at the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome[4] and he was chosen as captain of 1964 Great Britain team for his third Olympics in Tokyo.[5]
In 1967, he came out of retirement to captain England against Australia.[6]
References
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Howard Davis Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- 1 2 3 4 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 11 July 2025.
- ↑ "Hockey in Ireland:a comparison". Staffordshire Sentinel. 4 March 1961. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Eight picked for Olympic hockey". Nottingham Guardian. 1 March 1960. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Midland men in Olympic Hockey 18". Birmingham Daily Post. 2 October 1967. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "Davis back as England skipper". Staffordshire Sentinel. 26 March 1962. Retrieved 11 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
