Olympic medal record
Men's Water Polo
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team competition

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

References

  1. ^ "George Schroth". Olympedia. Retrieved November 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "George Schroth Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved June 22, 2016.
  3. ^ "George E Schroth (1976)". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "Hall of Fame Inductees". usawaterpolo.org. USA Water Polo. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

External links


United States men's water polo squad – 1924 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
United States men's water polo squad – 1928 Summer Olympics – 7th place
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