Selwyn Gerald Maister QSM (born 24 May 1946) is a former New Zealand field hockey player, who was a member of the national team that won the golden medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Selwyn Maister
Maister in 2017
Personal information
Full nameSelwyn Gerald Maister
Born (1946-05-24) 24 May 1946 (age 78)
Christchurch, New Zealand
RelativeBarry Maister (brother)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  New Zealand
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1976 Montreal Team competition

Maister was awarded the Queen's Service Medal in the 2012 New Year Honours, for services to hockey.[1] Maister earned a DPhil in inorganic chemistry from Magdalen College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, arriving in 1969.[2]

He is a brother of hockey player Barry Maister.

References

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  1. ^ "New Year honours list 2012". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Rhodes House Olympians". Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
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