Gordon Orchardson
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
1885 Thanet, England | ||
| Died |
1969 (aged 83–84) Nairobi, Kenya | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1905–1908 | Cartha Glasgow | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| Scotland | |||
Medal record | |||
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Gordon Quiller Orchardson (1885 – 1969)[1] was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Orchardson was born in Thanet, England, the son of Sir William Quiller Orchardson (a Sottish-born painter).[2]
He played club cricket for Cartha in Glasgow.[3]
With his brother Ian, Orchardson emigrated to Kericho in Kenya to farm.[2]
References
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External links
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Categories:
- 1885 births
- 1969 deaths
- Scottish male field hockey players
- Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
- British male field hockey players
- Field hockey players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Scottish Olympic competitors
- Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
- Scottish Olympic medallist stubs
- British field hockey Olympic medallist stubs
- Scottish field hockey biography stubs