Charlie Altemose

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCharles William "Charlie"•Altemose
Used nameCharlie•Altemose
Nick/petnamesChili
Born3 June 1913 in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (USA)
Died26 January 1995 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (USA)
AffiliationsPhiladelphia Americans, Philadelphia (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Charlie Altemose grew up in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He first played in the American Soccer League (ASL) in 1935, with the Philadelphia German-Americans and then Brooklyn Hispano, and appeared again after the war in 1947, with the Philadelphia Nationals. Altemose helped the German-Americans to win the 1936 National Challenge Cup. Altemose was capped once for the United States, in their 1-0 loss to Italy at the 1936 Olympics.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Football (Football) USA Charlie Altemose
Football, Men (Olympic) United States =9