Helen Morgan (field hockey)
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| Full name | Helen Jane Morgan | ||||||||||||||||
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20 July 1966 Porthcawl, Bridgend, Wales | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 November 2020 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Helen Jane Grandon (née Morgan; 20 July 1966 – 19 November 2020) was a field hockey player,[1] who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[2]
She was educated at Porthcawl Comprehensive School, and joined Swansea hockey club at the age of thirteen.[3]
Later in her career, she played for and captained the Wales international football team.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Helen Morgan". Olympedia. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Helen Morgan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- ^ a b "GB Hockey Olympian Helen Morgan passes away, aged 54". The Hockey Paper. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- Helen Morgan at the International Hockey Federation
- Helen Morgan at Olympics.com
- Helen Morgan at Olympedia
- Helen Morgan at the International Hockey Federation
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- Sportspeople from Porthcawl
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
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