Chuck Chapman
Encyclopedia
Charles Winston "Chuck" Chapman (April 21, 1911 – March 6, 2002) was a Canadian
basketball
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
.
Born in Vancouver
, he was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played four matches including the final. He was the older brother of Art Chapman
, who also participated at the Berlin Games.
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...
.
Born in Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, he was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played four matches including the final. He was the older brother of Art Chapman
Art Chapman (basketball)
Arthur "Art" St. Clair Chapman was a Canadian basketball player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics....
, who also participated at the Berlin Games.
External links
- basketball BC profile
- dataOlympics profile
- FrozenHoops.com History of basketball in Canada. Selection of Top 100 Canadian players of all time