Anthony Nunn

Anthony Stuart Nunn Order of the [British Empire|OBE] was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics.

Biography

Nunn was educated at Haileybury School. He completed his national service with the Royal Navy and played for the Portsmouth United Services team at the time.
Nunn played club hockey for Hawks Hockey Club of Byfleet, Surrey, and represented Surrey at county level, the Hockey Association and The South.
Nunn represented Great [Britain at the 1952 Summer Olympics|Great Britain] in the field hockey tournament at the 1952 Olympic Games in Helsinki, where he won the bronze medal. Nunn played all three matches as forward.
Although having competed in an Olympics for Great Britain he did not make his England debut until 1954 against Wales at Reading.
After retiring from playing he became an amrine insurance underwriter in London before becoming Chairman of the International Union of Marine Insurers.
He died on 7 May 2025, at the age of 97.