Murray Loudon

New Zealand field hockey player (1931–2019)

Murray Loudon
MBE
Personal information
Full name	Murray Clarke Loudon
Born	(1931-10-29)29 October 1931 Ashburton, New Zealand
Died	30 January 2019(2019-01-30) (aged 87)
Sport
Country	New Zealand
Sport	Field hockey

Murray Clarke Loudon MBE (29 October 1931 – 30 January 2019) was a New Zealand field hockey player. He represented New Zealand in field hockey between 1954 and 1956, including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Loudon studied at the University of Otago, graduating with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery with commendation in 1954.^[4] In the 1991 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to the dental profession and the community.^[5] He died on 30 January 2019.^[6]

References

^ "Murray Loudon". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "Murray Loudon bio, stats, and results". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "New Zealand hockey representatives – men" (PDF). Hockey New Zealand. 15 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "NZ university graduates 1870–1961: L". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^ "No. 52383". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1990. p. 30.
^ "Murray Loudon memoriam". New Zealand Herald. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.