Terence Gregg (born 23 November 1950) is a British and Irish former

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. He competed in the men's tournament at the

1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and officially branded as Munich 1972 (; ), were an international multi-sport event held in Munich, West Germany, from 26 August to 11 September 1972. It was the ...

Biography

Gregg was educated at

Royal Belfast Academical Institution The Royal Belfast Academical Institution is an independent grammar school in Belfast, Northern Ireland. With the support of Belfast's leading reformers and democrats, it opened its doors in 1814. Until 1849, when it was superseded by what today ...

and studied at

Queen's University Belfast The Queen's University of Belfast, commonly known as Queen's University Belfast (; abbreviated Queen's or QUB), is a public research university in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The university received its charter in 1845 as part of ...

. He played club hockey for

Instonians Instonians is a sports club based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, that incorporates rugby union, men's and ladies' hockey and cricket sections. There is also a golf society that plays under the Instonians name. Instonians Rugby Football, Cricket ...

in the Irish leagues and Ulster at regional level. He won his first Irish cap against Wales on 14 March 1970 and particiated in the

1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship The 1970 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the inaugural edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, the quadrennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held ...

. Gregg was part of the bronze medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the ianugural

1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy The 1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 1st edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy, an international men's field hockey tournament. It took place from 17 to 24 November 1978 in Lahore, Pakistan. Tournament Final table Results ---- --- ...

, in

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, Pakistan. He was selected for the

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland, and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the List of European ...

team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but subsequently did not attend due to the

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* 1950 births Living people British male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{UK-fieldhockey-bio-stub