Richard Allen (field hockey)

(Redirected from Richard Allen (field hockey player)) Indian field hockey player (1902–1969)

Richard Allen

Richard Allen is standing at extreme left in this group photo of 1928 Indian Olympic field hockey team.

Personal information

Full name

Richard James Allen

Born

(1902-06-04)4 June 1902
Nagpur, British India

Died

1969
Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Height

5 ft 7.5 in (171.5 cm)

Playing position

Goalkeeper

Senior career

Years

Team

Port Commissioners

Bengal

National team

Years

Team

Caps

Goals

1928–1936

India

(0)

Medal record

Men's field hockey

Representing India
Olympic Games
	1928 Amsterdam	Team
	1932 Los Angeles	Team
	1936 Berlin	Team

Richard James Allen (4 June 1902 – 1969) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the Summer Olympics in 1928, 1932, and 1936. He was born in Nagpur, India, and did his schooling at the prestigious Oak Grove School, Mussoorie and later at St. Joseph's College, Nainital.

In the 1928 Summer Olympics, he played five matches as goalkeeper, and no goals were scored against him. Four years later, he played one match against the United States as goalkeeper. The American team scored one goal against him, while he was off the field signing autographs (the final score was 24–1 in India's favour, a world record at that time). In the 1936 Summer Olympics he played four matches as goalkeeper. One goal was scored against him. This tally of conceding only two goals over three Olympic Games remains an Olympic record to this day.

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v t e India squad – 1928 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (1st Title)
1 Richard Allen 2 Dhyan Chand 3 Michael Gateley 4 William Goodsir-Cullen 5 Leslie Hammond 6 Feroze Khan 7 George Marthins 8 Rex Norris 9 Broome Pinniger 10 Michael Rocque 11 Frederic Seaman 12 Ali Shaukat 13 Jaipal Singh Munda (c) 14 Sayed Yusuf 15 Kehar Singh Gill Coach: Albert Rosser

v t e India squad – 1932 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (2nd Title)
1 Richard Allen 2 Muhammad Aslam 3 Frank Brewin 4 Lal Bokhari (c) 5 Richard Carr 6 Dhyan Chand 7 Leslie Hammond 8 Arthur Hind 9 Masud Minhas 10 Sayed Jaffar 11 Broome Pinniger 12 Gurmit Singh Kullar 13 Roop Singh 14 William Sullivan 15 Carlyle Tapsell Coach: Guru Dutt Sondhi

v t e India squad – 1936 Summer Olympics – Gold medal (3rd Title)
1 Richard Allen 2 Dhyan Chand (c) 3 Ali Dara 4 Lionel Emmett 5 Peter Paul Fernandes 6 Joseph Galibardy 7 Earnest Goodsir-Cullen 8 Mohammed Hussain 9 Sayed Jaffar 10 Ahmed Khan 11 Ahsan Khan 12 Mirza Masood 13 Cyril Michie 14 Baboo Nimal 15 Joseph Phillips 16 Shabban Shahab-ud-Din 17 Gurcharan Singh Grewal 18 Roop Singh 19 Carlyle Tapsell Coach: Jagan Nath

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