Talk:John Land (field hockey)

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A fact from John Land (field hockey) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 21 December 2021 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that 1964 Olympic field hockey player John Land played for England into his late 70s?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 11:34, 19 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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... that 1964 Olympic field hockey player John Land played for England into his late 70s? Source: "He also played in the first ever team international O75 against Holland in 2015." from:"Great Britain And England Hockey Saddened To Hear Of Death Of John Land". GB Hockey.
- ALT1: ... that northerner John Land was selected for the Great Britain field hockey team at the 1964 Summer Olympics, at a time when it was unusual for players from outside Southern England to make the team? Source: "John was an exceptional athlete, very quick and a rare breed in that he played for England and Great Britain in the 1960s, playing in the 1964 Olympic Games in Tokyo at a time when most hockey internationals came from the south" from: "John Land, 1938-2021". Hockey Museum. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Mombasa tusks

5x expanded by Dumelow (talk). Self-nominated at 09:54, 10 December 2021 (UTC).[reply]

...5X expanded, length ok, no copyvio issues, reads well, referenced and not stub. Both hooks are good and are in the article followed by inline citations which contain the hook facts. QPQ provided. Whispyhistory (talk) 10:55, 10 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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