Horace Disston
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Horace Cumberland Disston (January 7, 1906 – September 30, 1982) was an American
field hockey
player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics
and 1936 Summer Olympics
.
He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
and died in Camden, Maine
.
In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as halfback.
Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance. He played three matches as halfback.
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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
and died in Camden, Maine
Camden, Maine
Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,254 at the 2000 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a famous summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine...
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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 halfback.
Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance. He played three matches as halfback.