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Ivan Laing (18 August 1885 – 30 November 1917) was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. [1] Born in Hawick, and a member of the Hawick Hockey Club, in 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team. [2] Laing also played rugby for Hawick RFC, [3] and swam for Hawick Amateur Swimming Club. [4]
He was educated at New College, Eastbourne, and at Verviers in Belgium. [5]
Laing was killed in action aged 32 during World War I, serving as a lieutenant with the Coldstream Guards at Metz-en-Couture. He was buried at the Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery nearby. [6] [7]
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Men's field hockey | ||
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1908 London | Team |
Ivan Laing (18 August 1885 – 30 November 1917) was a Scottish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. [1] Born in Hawick, and a member of the Hawick Hockey Club, in 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team. [2] Laing also played rugby for Hawick RFC, [3] and swam for Hawick Amateur Swimming Club. [4]
He was educated at New College, Eastbourne, and at Verviers in Belgium. [5]
Laing was killed in action aged 32 during World War I, serving as a lieutenant with the Coldstream Guards at Metz-en-Couture. He was buried at the Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery nearby. [6] [7]