Samuel Evans Ewing, Jr. (July 27, 1906 – April 6, 1981) was an American
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
player who competed in the
1932 Summer Olympics and
1936 Summer Olympics.
He was born in
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
Bryn Mawr, pronounced ,
from Welsh language, Welsh for big hill, is a census-designated place (CDP) located across three townships: Radnor Township, Pennsylvania, Radnor Township and Haverford Township, Pennsylvania, Haverford Township in Delaw ...
and died in
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, United States. The population of Delray Beach as of April 1, 2020 was 66,846 according to the 2020 United States Census. Located 52 miles (83 kilometers) north of Miami, Delray Beach is in the ...
.
In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played one match as back.
Four years later he was a member of the American field hockey team, which lost all three matches in the preliminary round and did not advance. He played two matches as back.
See also
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List of Princeton University Olympians
This is a list of Princeton University alumni who competed in the Olympic Games. In this list, the term athletics refers to track and field.
Summer Olympians
#Robert Garrett, class of 1897, men's athletics, 1896 Athens Olympics, 1900 Paris Ol ...
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profile
1906 births
1981 deaths
American male field hockey players
Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for the United States in field hockey
Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics
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