Charles Sheaffer
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Charles Miller Sheaffer, Jr. (December 6, 1904 – August 28, 1989) was an American
field hockey
player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
and 1936 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in St. Davids, Pennsylvania
and died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
.
In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as forward.
Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round of the 1936 tournament
and did not advance. He played three matches as forward.
United States
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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 1932 Summer Olympics
1932 Summer Olympics
The 1932 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the X Olympiad, was a major world wide multi-athletic event which was celebrated in 1932 in Los Angeles, California, United States. No other cities made a bid to host these Olympics. Held during the worldwide Great Depression, many nations...
and 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...
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He was born in St. Davids, Pennsylvania
St. Davids, Pennsylvania
St. Davids is an unincorporated community in Radnor Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is served by its own train station. St. Davids is home to the main campus of Eastern University, a four-year, liberal arts university affiliated with the American Baptist Churches...
and died in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr from Welsh for "big hill") is a census-designated place in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, just west of Philadelphia along Lancaster Avenue and the border with Delaware County...
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In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as forward.
Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round of the 1936 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,...
and did not advance. He played three matches as forward.