Alan Barblett (17 November 1929 – 18 November 2012) was an Australian
field hockey player, lawyer and philanthropist. As a sportsman, Barblett competed in the
men's field hockey tournament at the
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...
.
Barblett graduated from the University of Western Australia with a law degree and arts degree majoring in philosophy and psychology. He joined the council of
Western Australian Institute of Technology
Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...
(WAIT, now
Curtin University
Curtin University, formerly known as Curtin University of Technology and Western Australian Institute of Technology (WAIT), is an Australian public research university based in Bentley, Perth, Western Australia. It is named after John Curtin, ...
) in 1970.
Barblett Oval on the Bentley campus of the university is named in his honour.
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1929 births
2012 deaths
Australian male field hockey players
Olympic field hockey players for Australia
Field hockey players at the 1956 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players from Perth, Western Australia
Sportsmen from Western Australia
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