Arne Blach
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Arne Blach was a Danish
field hockey
player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Copenhagen
and died in Helsingør. He was the younger brother of Niels Blach
and Ejvind Blach
and the father of Preben Blach.
In 1928 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic tournament
after two wins and two losses. He played all four matches as forward.
Eight years later he was eliminated with the Danish team in the first round of the 1936 Olympic tournament
. He played one match.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
and in the 1936 Summer Olympics
1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was held in 1936 in Berlin, Germany. Berlin won the bid to host the Games over Barcelona, Spain on April 26, 1931, at the 29th IOC Session in Barcelona...
.
He was born in Copenhagen
Copenhagen
Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban population of 1,199,224 and a metropolitan population of 1,930,260 . With the completion of the transnational Øresund Bridge in 2000, Copenhagen has become the centre of the increasingly integrating Øresund Region...
and died in Helsingør. He was the younger brother of Niels Blach
Niels Blach
Niels Svend Blach was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Danish field hockey team, which won the silver medal.-External links:*...
and Ejvind Blach
Ejvind Blach
Ejvind Mollerup Blach was a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the Danish field hockey team, which won the silver medal.-External links:*...
and the father of Preben Blach.
In 1928 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the first round of the Olympic tournament
Field hockey at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics saw the third Field Hockey tournament at Olympics. All games took place either in the new Olympisch Stadion or in the nearby Old Stadion. The field hockey tournament was held in the first part of this Olympic games...
after two wins and two losses. He played all four matches as forward.
Eight years later he was eliminated with the Danish team in the first round of the 1936 Olympic tournament
Field hockey at the 1936 Summer Olympics
The 1936 Summer Olympics saw the fifth field hockey tournament at Olympics. All games took place either in the Hockey Stadion or on the Hockey Stadion Field No.2. Both of the field hockey grounds were near the Olympic Stadium located on the Reichssportfeld. The competition was held from Tuesday,...
. He played one match.