Neil Nugent

British field hockey player

Neil NugentPersonal information

Born|  6 December 1926
Died|  12 April 2018 (aged 91)
Senior career
Years|  Team
1949–1952|  Gravesend
1952–1956|  Tulse Hill
National team
Years|  Team|  Caps|  Goals
|  Great Britain|  |
|  England|  |

Medal record

Men's field hockey
Representing  Great Britain
| 1952 Helsinki | Team competition

Neil Algernon David Nugent (6 November 1926 – 12 April 2018)[1] was a British field hockey player and RAF Wing Commander, who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.[2]

## Biography

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Nugent studied in St.George's College, Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India from 1934 to 1944.[3]

Nugent played hockey for Gravesend and Tulse Hill at club level and Kent at county level.[2][4]

He represented Great Britain in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki,[2][5] winning the bronze medal. He played two matches as forward, but due to injury did not appear in all of the games and did not receive a medal with the rest of team.

In 1953, Nugent joined the Royal Air Force as a Flying Officer and would eventually be promoted to the rank of Wing Commander.[2]

He was retroactively awarded his medal in 2010, along with one of his teammates, 58 years on. He died in April 2018 at the age of 91.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Nugent - Deaths Announcements - Telegraph Announcements". announcements.telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
2. ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
3. ^ a b "Obituary: Neil Nugent - GB Hockey". www.greatbritainhockey.co.uk. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
4. ^ "County Match". Kent & Sussex Courier. 2 December 1949. Retrieved 17 July 2025 - via British Newspaper Archive.
5. ^ "British Hockey changes". Nottingham Evening Post. 22 July 1952. Retrieved 17 July 2025 - via British Newspaper Archive.

## External links

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* Neil Nugent at Olympics.com
* Neil Nugent at Team GB
* Neil Nugent at Olympedia
* Neil Nugent's profile at databaseOlympics
* British Olympians Sir Derek Day and Neil Nugent set to Receive Medals 58 Years Late

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Great Britain squad – 1952 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal

* 1 Carnill (c)
* 2 Cockett
* 3 Conroy
* 4 Dadds (gk)
* 5 Day (gk)
* 6 Eagan
* 7 Fletcher
* 8 Lindsay-Smith
* 9 Midgley
* 10 Norris
* 11 Nugent
* 12 Nunn
* 13 Robinson
* 14 Smith
* 15 Taylor
* 16 Theobald
* Coach:
Manager: Robert Fison

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