Louis Prahm
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Jean Louis Francois Philipsen Prahm (September 15, 1912 – December 4, 2003) was a Danish
field hockey
player who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics
. Born in the Dutch East Indies.
He was the younger brother of Peter Prahm
.
In 1936 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the group stage of the Olympic tournament
. He played both matches as forward.
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 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 the Dutch East Indies.
He was the younger brother of Peter Prahm
Peter Prahm
Peter Thal Philipsen Prahm is a Danish field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.He was born in the Dutch East Indies and is the older brother of Louis Prahm....
.
In 1936 he was a member of the Danish team which was eliminated in the group stage of the 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 both matches as forward.