Reginald George Pridmore (29 April 1886 – 13 March 1918) was a field hockey player, who won the gold medal with the England team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. Pridmore set an Olympic record for most goals scored by an individual in an Olympic final in Men's field hockey with his 4 goals in England's 8–1 victory. This record stood till the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, where India's Balbir Singh Sr. scored 5 goals in India's 6–1 victory over the Netherlands. Pridmore was also a cricketer, and played first-class cricket as a right-hand batsman for Warwickshire. Pridmore was killed in action, aged 31, during the First World War, serving as a major with the Royal Field Artillery near the Piave River in Italy. He was buried at the Giavera British Cemetery nearby. See also List of Olympians killed in World War I References External links 1886 births English male field hockey players English cricketers English Olympic medallists Warwickshire cricketers Olympic field hockey players of Great Britain British male field hockey players Field hockey players at the 1908 Summer Olympics 1918 deaths Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Royal Field Artillery officers British military personnel killed in World War I People from Edgbaston Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1908 Summer Olympics Hertfordshire cricketers Royal Horse Artillery officers British Army personnel of World War I