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Alfred Steinke

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Alfred Steinke
Alfred Steinke
Born (1881-06-06)June 6, 1881
Berlin, German Empire
Died 1947 (aged 65)[1]
Berlin, Allied-occupied Germany
Played for Berliner Schlittschuh-Club
National team  Germany
Playing career 1900–1927

Alfred Wilhelm Steinke (June 6, 1881 – 1947) was a German ice hockey player.[2] Steinke played on the Germany men's national ice hockey team at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[3] He became one of the oldest male hockey players to compete in the Olympics at the age of 48.[4]

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  1. ^ Alfred Steinke at Olympedia
  2. ^ "Alfred Steinke - Elite Prospects". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alfred Steinke Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  4. ^ Duhatschek, Eric (December 21, 2005). "Chelios gets his wish: a ticket to Turin". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved January 14, 2019. Chelios, who will be 44 on Jan. 25, will also become the third oldest participant in an Olympic hockey tournament when he plays his first game in Turin. According to USA Hockey, only Bela Ordody of Hungary and Alfred Steinke of Germany, who both competed at the age of 48 in the St. Moritz Olympics in 1928, are ahead of the U.S. veteran.
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