Gordon Smith (ice hockey)

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Gordon Smith

Medal record
Men's ice hockey
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1932 Lake Placid Team
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Team

Gordon Smith (February 14, 1908 – October 22, 1999) was an American ice hockey player who competed in the 1932 Winter Olympics and 1936 Winter Olympics.

Early life[edit]

Smith was a native of Winchester, Massachusetts. He briefly attended Boston University before playing for the Boston Olympics and Boston Hockey Club.[1]

Career[edit]

Smith was a member of the United States men's national ice hockey team, which won the silver medal at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York.[2] He played one match and scored one goal. Four years later, he was again a member of the American ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played all eight matches and scored one goal.

Death[edit]

Smith died in Westwood, Massachusetts.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1936 Winter Games". Vintage Minnesota Hockey - History. Retrieved 2022-05-29.
  2. ^ Ortloff, George Christian; Ortloff, Stephen C. (1976). Lake Placid, the Olympic Years, 1932-1980: A Portrait of America's Premier Winter Resort. Macromedia. ISBN 978-0-9601170-1-7.

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