Horace Cumberland Disston (January 7, 1906 – September 30, 1982) was an American

field hockey Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...

player who competed in the

1932 Summer Olympics The 1932 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the X Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles 1932) were an international multi-sport event held from July 30 to August 14, 1932, in Los Angeles, California, United States. The Games were held du ...

and

1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially branded as Berlin 1936, were an international multi-sport event held from 1 to 16 August 1936 in Berlin, then capital of Nazi Germany. Berlin won the bid to ...

. He was born in

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and died in

Camden, Maine Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,232 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is ...

. In 1932 he was a member of the American field hockey team, which won the bronze medal. He played two matches as halfback. 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 three matches as halfback.

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1906 births 1982 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 Field hockey players from Philadelphia Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics 20th-century American sportsmen {{US-fieldhockey-bio-stub

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