George Schroth Explained

Birth Date:31 December 1899
Birth Place:Sacramento, California, United States
Death Place:Los Molinos, California, United States
Sport:Water polo

George Edward Schroth (December 31, 1899  - January 26, 1989) was an American water polo player who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Sacramento, California and died in Los Molinos, California.[1]

Career and recognitions

In 1924 he won the bronze medal with the American water polo team. He played all five matches and scored one goal. Four years later he was a member of the American team which finished fifth in the 1928 Olympic water polo tournament. He played both matches.[2]

In 1976, he was inducted into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame.[3] [4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: George Schroth . Olympedia . November 23, 2021.
  2. Web site: George Schroth Bio, Stats, and Results . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com . June 22, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221307/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/george-schroth-1.html . March 3, 2016 .
  3. Web site: George E Schroth (1976) . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo . September 18, 2020 .
  4. Web site: Hall of Fame Inductees . usawaterpolo.org . USA Water Polo . September 18, 2020 .