Ron Lord
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Ron Lord was an Australian international football (soccer) goalkeeper during the 1950s, appearing for the host nation in the 1956 Olympic Games
staged in Melbourne
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Lord played well in the defeat of the Japanese side, but the Australians were well-defeated by India where Neville D'Souza
scored the first and, so far, only hat-trick by an Asian football in either a FIFA World Cup
or Olympic Games
tournament.
Lord initially played for Australia in the early-1950s taking over duties between-the-posts from the famous Norman Conquest.
1956 Summer Olympics
The 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in Melbourne, Australia, in 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, which could not be held in Australia due to quarantine regulations...
staged in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
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Lord played well in the defeat of the Japanese side, but the Australians were well-defeated by India where Neville D'Souza
Neville D'Souza
Neville Stephen J. D'Souza was an Indian footballer who represented his nation at the 1956 Summer Olympics, where he became the first Asian player to score a hat-trick in an Olympic Games. D'Souza finished the tournament as joint top-scorer, with 4 goals in 3 games...
scored the first and, so far, only hat-trick by an Asian football in either a FIFA World Cup
FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
or Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
tournament.
Lord initially played for Australia in the early-1950s taking over duties between-the-posts from the famous Norman Conquest.