Charlie Altemose

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCharles William "Charlie"•Altemose
Used nameCharlie•Altemose
Nick/petnamesChili
Born3 June 1913 in Nazareth, PennsylvaniaUSA
Died26 January 1995 (aged 81 years 7 months 23 days) in Bethlehem, PennsylvaniaUSA
AffiliationsPhiladelphia Americans — Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaUSA
NOCUnited StatesUSA

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