Richard Hanna

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games (non-medal events)
SexMale
Full nameRichard Rhodes•Hanna
Used nameRichard•Hanna
Born30 October 1914 in Los Angeles, California (USA)
Died16 January 1996 in Burlingame, California (USA)
AffiliationsStanford Cardinal, Stanford (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Richard Hanna played baseball for the USA at the 1936 Olympic demonstration tournament. Hanna played baseball at Stanford University. He never played professional baseball. During World War II he served as a US Navy officer aboard aircraft carriers Nassau and Enterprise.

Hanna became a real estate developer in California and Arizona. He developed the Vintage Oaks Shopping Center in Novato, California on land his family owned. He also developed family holdings in Contra Costa County, California and Chandler, Arizona.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Baseball (Baseball/Softball) USA Richard Hanna
Baseball, Men (Olympic (non-medal)) Olympics 2