Bryn Thomas

David Brynmor Thomas BEM (29 April 1912 – 19 July 2005) was a British and Welsh field hockey player who won a silver medal at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Biography Thomas initially played his club hockey for Neath Hockey Club before moving on to Cardiff Hockey Club, and played for Glamorgan at county level over 100 times.

During World War II he was stationed at RAF St. Athan in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and he played for South Wales at representative level and played at international level for Wales. and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1948 Olympic Games in London, winning a silver medal. He was one of four Welshmen in the team with William Griffiths, Edgar Hitchman and Ronald Davis, although he had to settle for being an unused substitute.