Reginald Crummack
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
16 February 1887 Salford, England | ||
| Died |
25 October 1966 (aged 79) Stockport, England | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1919–1929 | Alderley Edge | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | |
| England & GB | 5 | ||
Medal record | |||
Reginald William Crummack (16 February 1887 – 25 October 1966) was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics. He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the gold medal, but he did not play in any matches.[1]
Biography
Crummack was born in Salford to a wealthy Lancashire family and was educated to with the intention of taking a career in the cotton business.[2]
He played club hockey for Alderley Edge and during World War I served with the South Lancashire Regiment. He was wounded during the war which affcted his long term health and was awarded the Victory and British medals and the 1915 Star.[2]
At the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, he represented Great Britain at the hockey tournament.[3]
After retiring from playing after 1926 he was later appointed international hockey selector in 1931.[2]
Crummack was also a competent golfer between 1909 and 1946 and took part in The Amateur Championship, both before World War I and after World War II, and was the Lancashire Amateur winner in 1911-12 and 1920.[2]
References
- ^ "Rex Crummack". databaseOlympics.com.
- ^ a b c d "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 25 July 2025.
- ^ "Olympic Hockey". Birmingham Daily Gazette. 31 July 1920. Retrieved 25 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.