Stanley Howard Shoveller
MC (2 September 1881 – 24 February 1959) was a
field hockey
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player, who won a gold medal with the
England
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team at the
1908 Summer Olympics
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in
London
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. Twelve years later, when
Antwerp
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1920 Summer Olympics
The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...
, he once again won the gold medal with the
Great Britain and Ireland squad, at age 39.
Shoveller played his club hockey for
Hampstead & Westminster. He was known as "the Prince of centre forwards" and "the immortal centre" for his prolific goal scoring – it's been estimated to be 'well over 500', remarkable in an era of 4-2-3-1 and sweepers.
In World War I, he was awarded an MC for his service with the
Rifle Brigade
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.
Awarded the Military Cross
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1881 births
1959 deaths
British Army personnel of World War I
English male field hockey players
English Olympic medallists
Olympic field hockey players for Great Britain
British male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
Olympic medalists in field hockey
People educated at Kingston Grammar School
Recipients of the Military Cross
Rifle Brigade officers
Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics
Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Hampstead & Westminster Hockey Club players
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