Roy Coffin

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRoy Riddell•Coffin
Used nameRoy•Coffin
Born10 May 1898 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA)
Died10 November 1982 in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania (USA)
AffiliationsGermantown Cricket Club, Philadelphia
NOC United States
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

Biography

Roy Coffin competed in hockey (field) at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics, winning a bronze medal, although the US team lost both its games. Coffin was a Philadelphia native who represented the Germantown Cricket Club of that city. Coffin served in the US Navy during the final year of World War I. He attended college in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Coffin was a Philly native who worked in the brokerage industry there.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1932 Summer Olympics Hockey USA Roy Coffin
Hockey, Men (Olympic) United States 3 Bronze