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Wilfred Pallott

Wilfred Pallott
Personal information
Born 5 November 1884
Cardiff, Wales
Died 7 November 1957 (aged 73)
St. Brides-super-Ely, Wales
Senior career
Years Team
1908 Whitchurch
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1908 Wales 11
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain Wales
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1908 London Team

Wilfred James Pallot (5 November 1884 – 17 November 1957)[1] was a field hockey player from Wales, who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics who won the bronze medal as a member of the Welsh team.[2]

Biography

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Pallott was born in Cardiff, a son of a Jersey mariner who died at sea in 1896, when he was 11-years-old.[3]

With only six teams participating in the field hockey tournament at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Wales under the Great British flag, where the team were awarded a bronze medal despite Wales only playing in and losing one match.[4]

He played club hockey for Whitchurch Hockey Club and South Wales at representative level.[5]

By trade, Pallott was an accountant. From 1928 to his death in 1957 he was a senior partner with Richard Leyshon & Co. in Cardiff.[3]

References

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  1. ^ England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index: Wilfred James Pallot; Oct-Nov-Dec quarter 1884; District: Cardiff; Volume: 11a; Page: 324.
  2. ^ "profile". Database Olympics.
  3. ^ a b "Wilfred Pallott". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
  4. ^ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 469–470. ISBN 1-85410-692-9.
  5. ^ "Hockey". North Wales Weekly News. 31 January 1908. Retrieved 8 August 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.


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