Richard Carr (field hockey)
Indian field hockey player (1911–2000)
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Richard John Carr (21 January 1911 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2]
Jhajha, Bihar,
British India
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Richard John Carr in 1954 (Courtesy: Members of St George District Hockey Club, Sydney, Australia)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard John Carr | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
21 January 1911 Jhajha, Bihar, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
25 April 2000 (aged 89) Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Right-out | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 1932-1947 | India | ? | (?) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Last updated on: 31 August 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Early life
Carr was born in Jhajha, India and was a student of the prestigious school Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, India.[3]
Nickname(s)
Los Angeles Olympics
He was a forward of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal at Los Angeles. He played one match as right-out and scored one goal. He also competed in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay in the athletics programme.[2]
Berlin Olympics
Carr was selected for the Indian hockey team for the 1936 Olympics but could not get leave from his employer.[4] Accordingly, Ahmed Sher Khan was sent in his place to Berlin.
Emigration to Australia
In 1948, Carr emigrated to Australia.[1]
Gallery
A group photograph of the Indian hockey team that visited East Africa (nowadays Kenya) during 1947-1948. Olympian Richard John Carr (Dikie Carr) is sitting sixth from left.
The St George District Hockey Club, Sydney, team in Lithgow, Australia, in July 1954. Standing: Captain of the team, Olympian Richard John Carr (Dick Carr), fifth from left; President of the New South Wales Hockey Association and the Australian Hockey Association, Dr Fraser, sixth from left. Sitting: Joe Crepp (goalkeeper), sixth from left; Jo Crepp's son Peter Crepp, extreme right. (Courtesy: Members of St George District Hockey Club, Sydney, Australia)[1]
