Mauricio Galvao
German field hockey player
Personal information | |
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Nationality | German |
Born | (1890-01-21)21 January 1890 Belgrano, Argentina |
Died | 6 March 1945(1945-03-06) (aged 55) Castelnuovo, Italy |
Sport | |
Sport | Field hockey |
Mauricio Galvao (21 January 1890 – 6 March 1945) was a German field hockey player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during World War II.[3]
Personal life
Galvao served as a hauptmann (captain) in the German Army during the Second World War and was killed in action at Castelnuovo on 6 March 1945.[4] He is buried at Zagreb War Cemetery.[4]
References
- ^ "Mauricio Galvao". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mauricio Galvao Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Mauricio Galvao". Volksbund. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
External links
- Mauricio Galvao at Olympedia
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