About Colin Thompson
Colin Thompson was a field hockey player.
Colin John Thompson was a field hockey player who was selected for Great Britain at the 1956 Summer Olympics.
Biography In 1956, Thompson was a Flying officer in the Royal Air Force and played club hockey for their hockey team. He represented Buckinghamshire at county level.
He made the Olympic Games hockey trial in February 1956 and subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne, although he did not play any minutes.
He made his England debut one year after his British debut, when he was selected to play against France on 5 October 1957.
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