Anthony John Robinson

Anthony John Backhouse Robinson (born 22 July 1925 – 24 July 1982) was a field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics and 1956 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Anthony Robinson

Personal information
Born	22 July 1925 Nuwara Eliya, Central Province, Ceylon
Died	24 July 1982 (aged 57) Long Sutton, England
Senior career
Years	Team
1949–1951	Worcester
1952–1952	Taunton Vale
1951–1961	West Of England Wanderers
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	Great Britain
	England
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Great Britain 1952 Helsinki Team competition

Biography

Robinson was educated at Marlborough School and came from a hockey family, with his two uncles Lawrence Robinson and John Yate Robinson both playing hockey.^[2]

Robinson joined the Royal Navy and in 1947 gained his first county hockey cap for Leicestershire before switching to Worcestershire and then Somerset (the latter whom he captained).^[2] He played club hockey for Worcester Hockey Club and then West Of England Wanderers.^[3]

He made his England debut against Wales at Bournemouth in 1950.^[2] He subsequently represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki and won the bronze medal.^[4]

In 1954 he captained Great Britain in an international tournament in Belgium and two years later he represented the Great Britain team again in the field hockey tournament at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.^[5][6] He was vice-captain of a England team that toured South Africa and Kenya in 1958.^[2]

Later he taught at Millfield school.^[2]