Grant McLeod
Encyclopedia
Donald Grant McLeod is a former field hockey
player from New Zealand
. McLeod, the younger brother of Olympian gold medalist Neil McLeod
, followed his brother's footsteps in attending the Olympics with his national team in 1984
and 1982
, where they finished seventh and eighth respectively.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player from New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. McLeod, the younger brother of Olympian gold medalist Neil McLeod
Neil McLeod (field hockey)
Neil Caradus McLeod is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.-References:*...
, followed his brother's footsteps in attending the Olympics with his national team in 1984
1984 Summer Olympics
The 1984 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1984...
and 1982
1992 Summer Olympics
The 1992 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event celebrated in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, in 1992. The International Olympic Committee voted in 1986 to separate the Summer and Winter Games, which had been held in the same...
, where they finished seventh and eighth respectively.