The Hockey Museum in Woking has had a first sight of a 1920 Olympic gold medal. It was won by Harry Haslam OBE, the Great Britain hockey goalkeeper at the Antwerp Games, and is on loan to the Museum from the Haslam family, together with memorabilia, including an oil painting of Haslam, an Antwerp participation medal and civilian medals.
Find out more By 1919 Elaine Frances Burton had won the 100 yards sprint at the Northern Counties Ladies’ Championships in Manchester aged just 16, but from the beginning sports was never her only priority
Find out more “Without the dedication and commitment of all that have gone before us, the opportunities as we know them today, would simply ...
Find out more Olympic gold medal-winning, GB Hockey player, Helen Richardson-Walsh MBE joins our founding director, Dr Justine Reilly in the latest of our 'In Conversation series'.
Find out more As part of our project's scoping survey, we caught up with the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC). Celebrating their centenary in 2021, the CSSC were very happy to take a look back through their archives for us, including those highlighting the early sporting success of women and disabled employees.
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