Haydn Hill

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHaydn Henry Clifford•Hill
Used nameHaydn•Hill
Born4 July 1913 in Creswell, England (GBR)
Died3 November 1992 in Weymouth, England (GBR)
AffiliationsYorkshire Amateur AFC, Leeds (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Haydn Hill was an English amateur international. He played as goalkeeper for Sheffield Wednesday, Dulwich Hamlet and Yorkshire Amateurs from Leeds. Hill also played for Corinthians and Sheffield University. In the 1937 FA Amateur Cup final at Upton Park he was carried off the field shoulder-high by his team-mates after a heroic performance that helped Dulwich Hamlet beat Leyton 2-0. In the 1936 Olympic tournament he kept the British goal in both games against China and Poland. He also played cricket for Dorset in the Minor Counties Championship from 1948-53.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Football (Football) GBR Haydn Hill
Football, Men (Olympic) Great Britain =5