Vagn Eichner Hovard (14 July 1914 – 6 September 1998) was a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

player who competed in the

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Spiele der XI. Olympiade'') and commonly known as Berlin 1936 or the Nazi Olympics, were an international multi-sp ...

and in the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and also known as London 1948) were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, England, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus ca ...

. He was born in

Frederiksberg Frederiksberg () is a part of the Capital Region of Denmark. It is formally an independent municipality, Frederiksberg Municipality, separate from Copenhagen Municipality, but both are a part of the City of Copenhagen. It occupies an area of ...

. In 1936 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament. He played one match as halfback. Twelve years later he was eliminated with the Danish team in the first round of the 1948 Olympic tournament. He played one match as halfback.

External links

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Vagn Hovard's profile at Sports Reference.com
1914 births 1998 deaths Danish male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of Denmark Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1948 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Frederiksberg {{Denmark-fieldhockey-bio-stub