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General First nameMaurice Luis Juan
LastnameGalvão
GenderMale
CountryGermany
Date of birth1890-01-21
Place of birthBelgrano, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Date of death1945-03-06
Place of deathCastelnuovo, Italy


About

Argentine by birth and christened Mauricio, he later acquired German citizenship and took part in the hockey event in the 1908 Summer Olympics under the German flag, as did his brother Raulino, who was also a lawn tennis player. Maurice Galvão married the lawn tennis champion Magdalene (Mieken) Rieck in Hamburg in June 1916. He was the manager of a shipping company and appears to have died as a consequence of World War Two.

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Archive statistics Career1907 - 1932
Tournament wins0
Matches17
Match wins5


Tournaments Championships of Hamburg - 1932 Bavarian International Championships - 1932 Championships of Dresden - 1932 German International Championships - 1926 Travemünde International - 1926 Hamburg Closed Championships - 1924 Championships of Hamburg - 1921 German International Championships - 1920 Travemünde International - 1920 German International Championships - 1909 Travemünde International - 1909 Championships of Hamburg - 1907