Goodwin Harding

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameGoodwin Warner•Harding
Used nameGoodwin•Harding
Born11 December 1920 in Brookline, Massachusetts (USA)
Died11 May 1951 in Dedham, Massachusetts (USA)
AffiliationsHarvard Crimson, Cambridge (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

A goalie, Goodwin Harding played for Harvard. A member of the class of 1943, he joined the military, returning to play the 1947-48 season with the Crimson, prior to being named to the 1948 US Winter Olympic team. He played in all eight games for the US at the St. Moritz Olympics, winning five, and allowing 33 goals, for a 4.13 GAA. Harding was inducted into the Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1972. He died very young, after suffering for several years from a chronic illness.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1948 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey (Ice Hockey) USA Goodwin Harding
Ice Hockey, Men (Olympic) United States AC