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Sir Derek Day
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British hockey olympian, Sir Derek Day carried the Olympic Torch at Copthorne, near East Grinstead on 17 July 2012. Sir Derek, who won a Bronze medal playing for Great Britain at the Helsinki Olympic Games in 1952 played hockey for England, Cambridge, Southgate and East Grinstead hockey clubs. He played in goal.

The photograph shows him playing in goal for England against South Africa at Reading on 23 March 1957.

Dil Bahra, August 2012

 

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