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Jack Kilpatrick

Full name: John "Jack" Kilpatrick
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 157 lbs (71 kg)
Born: July 7, 1917 in Bootle, Sefton, Merseyside, Great Britain
Died: December 18, 1989 in Nelson, British Columbia, Canada
Affiliations: Wembley Lions, Wembley (GBR)
Country: GBR Great Britain
Sport: Ice Hockey

Medals: 1 Gold (1 Total)

Biography

Jack Kilpatrick of Wembley Lions is the youngest Briton, at 18, to have won an Olympic Winter gold medal. At the 1936 Olympics, he played on the left-wing in the opening match against Sweden, but was replaced by Johnny Coward for the remaining six matches.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1936 Winter 18 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey Men's Ice Hockey Great Britain GBR 1 Gold

Men's Ice Hockey

Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result G AST PIM
1936 Winter 18 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey Great Britain GBR Final Standings 1 1936-02-06 0 0 0
1936 Winter 18 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey Great Britain GBR Group D Match #2 1 1936-02-07 GBR 1, SWE 0 0