Alan Barblett Explained

Alan Barblett
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Field hockey
Birth Date:17 November 1929
Birth Place:Perth, Western Australia
Death Place:Clermont, Australia

Alan Barblett (17 November 1929  - 18 November 2012) was an Australian field hockey player, lawyer and philanthropist. As a sportsman, Barblett competed in the men's field hockey tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Barblett graduated from the University of Western Australia with a law degree and arts degree majoring in philosophy and psychology. He joined the council of Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT, now Curtin University) in 1970.

Barblett Oval on the Bentley campus of the university is named in his honour.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Alan Barblett Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418074914/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ba/alan-barblett-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 18 September 2019.
  2. Web site: Hon Justice Alan Barblett AO. 50 Years of Innovation Curtin University. 2020-02-11.