Art Chapman (basketball)
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Arthur "Art" St. Clair Chapman (October 28, 1912 – February 3, 1986) was a Canadian
basketball
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
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Born in Victoria
, Chapman was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches including the final. He was the younger brother of Chuck Chapman
, who also participated at the Berlin Games. He died in Nanaimo, British Columbia
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
player who competed 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...
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Born in Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
, Chapman was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches including the final. He was the younger brother of Chuck Chapman
Chuck Chapman
Charles Winston "Chuck" Chapman was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, who also participated at the Berlin Games. He died in Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Nanaimo is a city on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. It has been dubbed the "Bathtub Racing Capital of the World" and "Harbour City". Nanaimo is also sometimes referred to as the "Hub City" because of its central location on Vancouver Island and due to the layout of the downtown...
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