About Ian Thomson
Lived 1952 – 2016 (aged 63–64). Ian Thomson was a British field hockey player.
Ian Andrew Thomson (born 1952) was a field hockey international player who represented England and Great Britain.
Biography Thomson played club hockey for Hounslow Hockey Club in the Men's England Hockey League.
While at Hounslow he played for England at the 1975 Men's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur and the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup. He would have gone to the 1980 Summer Olympics but for the Great Britain boycott of the Games.
At international retirement he had earned 39 caps for England and 21 caps for Great Britain. He became an active member of the Ladykillers Hockey Club and was their captain from 1977 to 1985.
Thomson worked as a senior partner and GP at Lechlade Medical Centre. He was diagnosed with a brain tumour and died shortly afterwards on 22 January 2016.
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Who was Ian Thomson?
British field hockey player
When was Ian Thomson born?
Ian Thomson was born in 1952.
When did Ian Thomson die?
Ian Thomson died on 22 January 2016.
What was Ian Thomson's occupation?
Ian Thomson was a field hockey player.
What nationality was Ian Thomson?
Ian Thomson was British.
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· DBpedia: Ian Thomson (field hockey)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ian Thomson. https://biography.guide/ian-thomson-field-hockey-player/
MLA: "Ian Thomson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/ian-thomson-field-hockey-player/.
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