Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Graham Bassett•Dadds |
Used name | Graham•Dadds |
Born | 16 March 1911 in Swansea, Wales (GBR) |
Died | 8 March 1980 in Swansea, Wales (GBR) |
Affiliations | Swansea Hockey Club, Swansea (GBR) |
NOC | Great Britain |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Between 1932-55 goalkeeper Graham Dadds won a then-record 36 Welsh international caps. Additionally, he appeared for Great Britain on seven occasions. Dadds played his club hockey at Swansea Nomads HC and was a member of the Great Britain squad for the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. He made his début as a replacement for Derek Day in the 2-1 win over Pakistan in the bronze medal match at 41 years-of-age. Dadds, who retired in 1956, was a former president of the Welsh Hockey Association.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1952 Summer Olympics | Hockey | GBR | Graham Dadds | |||
Hockey, Men (Olympic) | Great Britain | 3 | Bronze |