Mauricio Galvao
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born(1890-01-21)21 January 1890
Belgrano, Argentina
Died6 March 1945(1945-03-06) (aged 55)
Castelnuovo, Italy
Sport
SportField hockey

Mauricio Galvao (21 January 1890 – 6 March 1945) was a German field hockey player.[1] He competed in the men's tournament at the 1908 Summer Olympics.[2] He was killed in action during World War II.[3]

Personal life

Galvao served as a hauptmann (captain) in the German Army during the Second World War and was killed in action at Castelnuovo on 6 March 1945.[4] He is buried at Zagreb War Cemetery.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mauricio Galvao". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mauricio Galvao Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Mauricio Galvao". Volksbund. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
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