Frank Arthur Connah (Q2. 1884 – 20 December 1954) was a

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player from Wales who won a bronze medal as part of the Welsh team in the

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Biography

Connah was born in Warrington, England, the son to a well-knowns Welsh player called Charles Connah. 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. He played club hockey for Rhyl, Colwyn Bay and St. Asaph Hockey Clubs. At representative level he played for North Wales with hs brother Harold. Both he and his brother Harold worked in the family cycle business in Rhyl.

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* 1884 births 1954 deaths Welsh male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain British male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1908 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in field hockey Welsh Olympic competitors Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics {{UK-fieldhockey-Olympic-medalist-stub