Tony Ekins

Tony Ekins
Personal information
Born (1944-01-04) 4 January 1944 (age 82)
Bovey Tracey, Devon, England
Height185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionCentre half
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1965–1966 Cambridge Nomads - -
1966–1978 Southgate - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
– Great Britain -
– England -

Anthony Howard Ekins (born 4 January 1944) is a British field hockey player who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1972 Summer Olympics.

Biography

While paying for Cambridge Nomads, Ekins played for the England U23 squad in 1966. He joined Southgate Hockey Club and represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City.

Ekins went to his second Olympics in 1972 when he represented Great Britain in Munich.

He was part of the Southgate Hockey Club team that won the EuroHockey Club Champions Cup for three successive years in 1976, 1977 and 1978.

Ekins was the England manager during the 1978 Men's Hockey World Cup.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tony Ekins Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "England hockey XI". Belfast Telegraph. 23 March 1966. Retrieved 6 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. 1 2 "Biographical Information". Olympedia. Retrieved 27 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Europes's other champions chase a hat-trick too". Evening News (London). 12 May 1978. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "England select Taylor but Mallett waits". Birmingham Daily Post. 15 February 1978. Retrieved 22 June 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.