| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | (1924-11-23)23 November 1924 Plympton, England | |||||||||||||
| Died | 12 December 2019(2019-12-12) (aged 95) | |||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||
| 1947–1960 | Royal Navy & Combined Services | |||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||
| – | Great Britain | |||||||||||||
| – | England | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Roger Keith Midgley (23 November 1924 – 12 December 2019)[1] was aBritishfield hockey player who competed in the1952 Summer Olympics.
Midgley representedGreat Britain in thefield hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games inHelsinki, winning a bronze medal. He played all three matches as a back.[2][3]
Midley served with the Royal Navy and would eventually be promoted to the rank of commander.[2] He captained the Royal Navy and Combined Services hockey teams and made his England debut in 1951 during the Festival of Britain Games.[2]
He played representative hockey for the Hockey Association and county hockey for Devon[4] and Hampshire.[2]
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