Gordon Carpenter

Olympic medal record
Men's basketball
Competitor for the  United States
Gold	1948 London	Team competition

Gordon "Shorty" Carpenter (September 24, 1919 in Ash Flat, Arkansas – March 8, 1988) was an American basketball player, and part of gold medal winning American basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.

Nicknamed Shorty despite his 6 foot, 6 inch frame, Carpenter played his college basketball at the University of Arkansas, where he was an All-Southwest Conference performer in 1943. He later played AAU basketball for both the Phillips 66ers and Denver Chevrolets, making AAU All-American teams each year from 1943 to 1947. ^{[1] [2]}

He coached the United States men's national basketball team at the 1950 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.^[3]

Carpenter was named to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame. Following his playing career, he became a referee with the Big Eight Conference. ^[4]

References

1. ^ http://books.google.com/books?id=lHJrkIxwhMcC&pg=PA250&lpg=PA250&dq=basketball+%22gordon+carpenter%22&source=web&ots=HQsa6z44qt&sig=vd58pRPCc35BvFkkZU6HFWbCYTM
2. ^ Amateur Athletic Union Basketball
3. ^ 1950 USA Basketball
4. ^ Gordon Carpenter | Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame

External links

• Olympic profile
• profile as player basketpedya.com
• profile as coach basketpedya.com

Persondata
Name	Carpenter, Gordon
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Date of birth	September 24, 1919
Place of birth
Date of death	March 8, 1988
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