KUALA LUMPUR: Former hockey Olympian Michael F. "Mike" Shepherdson passed away last night.
He was 85.
It was learnt that Shepherdson died at his family home in Bangsar.
Shepherdson represented Malaya in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics where he earned the rare distinction of being selected by journalists for the World XI team – the first Malayan to achieve this.
He went on to represent the nation at the Asian Games in Tokyo in 1958 and in Jakarta in 1962 where Malaysia won a bronze medal.
In 2011 he was inducted to the Olympic Council of Malaysia’s Hall of Fame for his sporting achievements.
Shepherdson also held the distinction of holding a double national skippers role in hockey and cricket.
He was also a Selangor soccer player.