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Charles Shepherd (field hockey)

Charles Woolley Shepherd (27 February 1887 – 31 July 1968) was a field hockey player from Wales who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics with the Welsh team and won the bronze medal.

Biography

Shepherd was born in Barbados, the son of a doctor. In 1891, the family moved to Cardiff in Wales and after studying Cardiff College, London University, and Charing Cross Hospital, Shepherd would follow his father's trade by becoming a GP himself.

He made his debut for Wales against Scotland in 1907 and played club hockey for Whitchurch Hockey Club.

With only six teams participating in the field hockey tournament at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Wales under the Great British flag, where the team were awarded a bronze medal despite Wales only playing in and losing one match.

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