Carl Erhardt
Carl Alfred Erhardt (* February 15 1897 in Beckenham, † 3 May 1988 in Bromley ) was a British ice hockey player, coach, umpire and functionary, in 1936 with his compatriot Olympic champion among others.
Career
Carl Erhardt played at club level in London for the ice hockey team from Streatham and the Princes Ice Hockey Club. After end of his career he worked as a referee at the World Cup 1950. Later, he was elected vice- president for life of the British Ice Hockey Association. Apart from Hockey, he was also active in water skiing and was the founder and first president of the British Water Ski Federation.
Internationally
For UK Erhardt participated in the World Championships in 1931, 1934, 1935 and 1937. Moreover, he represented his country at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch -Partenkirchen, where he won the gold medal with his team as captain. At 39 he was the oldest player ever to win an Olympic gold medal in hockey. The tournament was also counted as World and European Championships, which is why he also won with his team this title. Later, he represented his country again as head coach at the Olympic Winter Games in 1948 in St. Moritz. In 1950 he was inducted into the British Ice Hockey Hall of Fame. The majority of the Olympic team in 1936 this honor in 1993. 1998 also followed the admission into the IIHF Hall of Fame.