Austin Savage (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
15 February 1940 St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Died |
1 May 2024 (aged 84)[1] Wales | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1963–1977 | Oxton | ||
| 1977–1989 | Hightown | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| 1962–1981 | Wales | 100 | |
| 1966– | Great Britain | 20 | |
David Austin Savage (15 February 1940 – 1 May 2024) was a Welsh field hockey player who competed for Great Britain at the 1972 Summer Olympics.[2]
Biography
Savage was raised in Trelogan, Flintshire in Wales and studied biology at Bangor University where he started playing hockey.[1]
Savage played as a goalkeeper and made his Welsh debut against England in 1962[3] and Great Britain debut in 1966.[1] He was a member of the Oxton Hockey Club. While at Oxton he represented Great Britain at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich in the men's tournament.[4]
He represented Cheshire at county level and left Oxton to play for Hightown Hockey Club.[1]
After hockey he continued his job as a biology teacher and was a regular contributor for BBC Wales.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e Barker, Harriet (10 July 2024). "David Austin Savage: 15.12.1940 – 01.05.2024". Hockey Wales. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austin Savage Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Congratulations". Prestatyn Weekly. 14 April 1962. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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