Arthur St. Clair Chapman (October 28, 1912other sources report his year of birth: ''1913'' – February 3, 1986) was a

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player who competed in the

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. Born in

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, Chapman was part of the Canadian basketball team, which won the silver medal. He played all six matches including the final. He was the younger brother of

Chuck Chapman Charles Winston 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 ...

, who also participated at the Berlin Games. He died in

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External links

Arthur Chapman at databaseOlympics.com
1912 births 1986 deaths Basketball people from British Columbia Basketball players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Basketball position missing Canadian men's basketball players Canadian people of Scottish descent Olympic basketball players for Canada Olympic medalists in basketball Olympic silver medalists for Canada Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics {{Canada-basketball-bio-stub