Reggie Pridmore

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Reggie Pridmore
Personal information
Born (1886-04-29)29 April 1886
Edgbaston, England
Died 13 March 1918(1918-03-13) (aged 31)
Piave River, Venezia, Italy
Playing position Inside-left
Senior career
Years Team
1904–1914 Coventry & North Warwicks
National team
Years Team Caps
1908–1913 England 19
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Team competition
Reggie Pridmore
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Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 14
Runs scored 315
Batting average 12.60
100s/50s 0/0
Top score 49
Catches/stumpings 7/–
Source: Cricinfo, 18 November 2022

Reginald George Pridmore MC (29 April 1886 – 13 March 1918) was a field hockey player,[1] who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London.[2]

Biography

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Pridmore was educated at Elstow School, Elstow and Bedford Grammar School. He played club hockey for Coventry & North Warwicks Hockey Club.[3]

At the 1908 Olympic Games, Pridmore set an Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic final in men's field hockey with his 4 goals in England's 8–1 victory. This record stood till the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where India's Balbir Singh Sr. scored 5 goals in India's 6–1 victory over the Netherlands.

Pridmore was also a cricketer, and played first-class cricket as a right-hand batsman for Warwickshire. He was a stockbroker by trade.[3]

Pridmore, was killed in action, aged 31, during the First World War,[4] serving as a major with the Royal Field Artillery near the Piave River in Italy.[5] He was buried at the Giavera British Cemetery nearby.[6]

See also

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References

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