Mike Shepherdson

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameMichael Francis "Mike"•Shepherdson
Used nameMike•Shepherdson
Born10 December 1930
Died13 February 2016 in Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur (MAS)
AffiliationsSelangor, (MAS)
NOC Malaya

Biography

Mike Shepherdson excelled in hockey (field), football (soccer), and cricket. He competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics and at the 1958 and 1962 Asian Games in hockey, winning a bronze medal at the 1962 Asian Games. He captained the Malayan national teams in cricket and hockey, and was a goalkeeper for Selangor FA. He was considered the best Malayan centre-half of his era in hockey. In cricket, Shepherdson scored 132 runs in 1961 against Hong Kong in the Inter-Port match. At the 1956 Olympics he was named to the Olympic hockey all-star team, the first Malayan to achieve that. In 2011 Shepherdson was inducted into the Olympic Council of Malaysia’s (OCM) Hall of Fame.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Hockey MAL Mike Shepherdson
Hockey, Men (Olympic) Malaya 9

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