Kurt Joseph Ucko (August 25, 1921 – July 2, 2018) was an American field hockey player since 1932 who qualified for the

1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV Olympiad ( fi, XV olympiadin kisat; sv, Den XV olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Helsinki 1952 ( sv, Helsin ...

and competed in the

1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 22 November to 8 December 1956, with the exception of the equestrian events, whi ...

, coming from Packanack Lake, New Jersey, with his brother Felix Alfred Ucko, and got 11th place. He also played for the New York Field Hockey Club. He created Ucko Machine Tools, Inc. and the North Jersey Men’s Field Hockey Club. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany to American parents and died in South Orange or Maplewood, New Jersey. He was married to Martha Kribben Ucko (1923 – August 9, 2008) for 61 years.

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* 1921 births 2018 deaths American male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players for the United States Field hockey players at the 1956 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Frankfurt German emigrants to the United States {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub