Tony Nunn

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameAntony Stuart "Tony"•Nunn
Used nameTony•Nunn
Born24 May 1927 in Hambledon, England (GBR)
AffiliationsHawks HC, Byfleet (GBR)
NOC Great Britain
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Tony Nunn played hockey for Hawks, one of the strongest club sides in the south of England in the immediate post-World War II era. Nunn also won representative honours with Surrey and The South, and played for the Hockey Association XI. In 1952, he went to the Helsinki Olympics and won a bronze medal with the Great Britain team. He played in all three of Britain’s matches but never managed to score, despite being one of the forwards.

Perhaps strangely, and previously being on the fringe of selection, Nunn did not make his England début until two years after the Olympics, when he was selected for the international against Wales at Reading.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Hockey GBR Tony Nunn
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Great Britain 3 Bronze

Errata

First name also spelled "Anthony" in other sources, but birth and travel records confirm "Antony" to be correct.