Bosco da Silva
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | João Bosco Quevado da Silva |
| Nationality | Hong Konger |
| Born | 8 March 1937 Portuguese Macau |
| Died | 27 May 2013 (aged 76) São Paulo, Brazil |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
| Club | Macau Hockey Club Club Recreio |
João Bosco Quevado da Silva[1] (8 March 1937 – 27 May 2013) was a Macau-born Hong Kong field hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics.[2]
da Silva attended school at Pedro Nolasco Commercial School and emigrated to Hong Kong in 1956, where he worked for HSBC before turning his hobby for hockey into a full-time job.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bosco da Silva". Olympedia. OLYMadMen. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bosco da Silva Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
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