Gordon Carpenter

Gordon Carpenter
	Carpenter with the Phillips 66ers.
Personal information
Born	September 24, 1919; Ash Flat, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	March 8, 1988 (aged 68)
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	Ash Flat (Ash Flat, Arkansas)
College	Arkansas (1940–1943)
Position	Forward
Career highlights and awards
	6x AAU All-American (1943–1947, 1950); First-team All-SWC (1943);
Representing United States
Olympic Games

Gordon "Shorty" Carpenter (September 24, 1919 – March 8, 1988) was an American basketball player, and part of gold medal winning American basketball team at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Born in Ash Flat, Arkansas and nicknamed Shorty despite his 6-foot, 6 inch frame, Carpenter played his college basketball at the University of Arkansas, where he was an All-Southwest Conference performer in 1943. He later played AAU basketball for both the Phillips 66ers and Denver Chevrolets, making AAU All-American teams each year from 1943 to 1947.^[2]^[3]

He coached the United States men's national basketball team at the 1950 FIBA World Championship, winning the silver medal.^[4]

Carpenter was named to the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Helms Athletic Hall of Fame. Following his playing career, he became a referee with the Big Eight Conference.^[5]

References

^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Carpenter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.
^ Biographical Dictionary of American Sports
^ Amateur Athletic Union Basketball
^ 1950 USA Basketball Archived August 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ Gordon Carpenter | Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

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[SportsRef-1] Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gordon Carpenter Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2018.

[2] Biographical Dictionary of American Sports

[3] Amateur Athletic Union Basketball

[4] 1950 USA Basketball Archived August 6, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[5] Gordon Carpenter | Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame^{[permanent dead link]}

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