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Frank Spain

Full name: Francis James "Frank" Spain
Gender: Male
Born: February 17, 1909 in Quitman, Georgia, United States
Died: June 23, 1977 in Rochester, New York, United States
Country: USA United States
Sport: Ice Hockey

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Frank Spain was born on an ancestral plantation in Georgia but later moved to Waban, Massachusetts, where he learned to play hockey. He attended Phillips Exeter prep school and then Dartmouth, where he majored in philosophy and played hockey and baseball. After college he played for an amateur team, the Boston Olympics, and also toured Europe for several years. Following his 1941 marriage, Spain moved to Rochester, NY where he began a career in the abrasive business, eventually forming his own company, Grinding Supply Inc.

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey Men's Ice Hockey United States USA 3 Bronze

Men's Ice Hockey

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result G AST PIM
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Final Standings 3 1936-02-06 2 0 2
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Final Round Match #3 1T 1936-02-15 USA 0, GBR 0 0
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Final Round Match #4 2 1936-02-16 CAN 1, USA 0 0 0 0
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Group B Match #1 1 1936-02-11 USA 2, TCH 0 1 0
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Group B Match #4 1 1936-02-12 USA 1, AUT 0 0
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Group B Match #6 1 1936-02-13 USA 2, SWE 1 0
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Group B Match #1 1 1936-02-06 USA 1, GER 0 0 0 2
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Group B Match #2 1 1936-02-07 USA 3, SUI 0 1 0
1936 Winter 26 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Ice Hockey United States USA Group B Match #4 2 1936-02-08 ITA 2, USA 1 0