Ivan Laing (18 August 1885 – 30 November 1917) was a field hockey player from Scotland who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. Born in Hawick, and a member of the Hawick Hockey Club, in 1908 he won the bronze medal as member of the Scotland team. Laing also played rugby for Hawick RFC,Football – Hawick v Langholm, Hawick News and Border Chronicle, 5 November 1909 and swam for Hawick Amateur Swimming Club.Swimming, Southern Reporter, 9 October 1913
Biography Laing was born in Glasgow, the son of John Turnbull Laing, a factory owner. He was educated at New College, Eastbourne, and at Verviers in Belgium.The Sportsman's Roll of Honour, The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News, 22 December 1917
Laing was killed in action aged 32 during World War I, serving as a lieutenant with the Coldstream Guards at Metz-en-Couture. He was buried at the Metz-en-Couture Communal Cemetery nearby.
See also List of Olympians killed in World War I
References
External links
Iain Laing at databaseOlympics.com