Gerald Kilmartin
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| Born | July 7, 1927 Providence, Rhode Island, United States | ||||||||
| Died | June 16, 1970 (aged 42) | ||||||||
Medal record
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Gerald Walsh "Gerry" Kilmartin (July 7, 1927 – June 16, 1970[1]) was an American ice hockey player. He won a silver medal at the 1952 Winter Olympics.[2]
Kilmartin was born in Providence, Rhode Island. Kilmartin attended Bryant College (now Bryant University) where he played on the hockey team. He never played professionally but instead was with several amateur clubs in the Boston area. In addition to playing at the 1952 Olympics he was on the U.S. National team which competed at the 1947 and 1949 World Championships. He later became a salesman which led to the establishment of his own company, International Packaging, in Providence. In 1970, he was assaulted at a marina in Newport. Two days later, Kilmartin died of the injuries sustained in the attack.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ AP (18 June 1970). "Former hockey star dies of injuries". Daytona Beach Morning Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "United States Ice Hockey at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
- ^ "Gerry Kilmartin". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com
- 1927 births
- 1970 deaths
- American men's ice hockey forwards
- Ice hockey people from Providence, Rhode Island
- Ice hockey players at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the United States in ice hockey
- Bryant University alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen