John Conroy (field hockey) explained

John Valentine Conroy (27 November 1928 in Nagpur, British India – 9 November 1985) was a British field hockey player who played for Mid Surrey Hockey Club and competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics winning a Bronze medal and in the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]

Career

Conroy was born in an Anglo-Indian family in Nagpur. He went on to become the first Anglo-Indian to play for England and Great Britain, representing them from 1952 until 1960. Conroy played club hockey for Mid-Surrey and Lytham St. Anne’s.[2]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/john-conroy-1.html . 30 April 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213231318/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/co/john-conroy-1.html . 13 December 2012 .
  2. Web site: When Anglo-Indians were kings in hockey . The Asian Age . 17 February 2012 . 15 August 2024 .