 Ricahrd John Carr in 1954 (Courtesy: Members of St George District Hockey Club, Sydney, Australia) | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard John Carr | ||||||||||||||||
| Born |
(1911-01-21)21 January 1911 Jhajha, Bihar, British India | ||||||||||||||||
| Died |
25 April 2000(2000-04-25) (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 | |||||||||||||||||
Richard John Carr (Urdu:رچرڈ کار) (21 January 1911 – 25 April 2000) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Early life
Carr was born in Jhajha, India and was a student of the prestigious school Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, India.
Nickname(s)
In India, where Carr lived upto 1948, he was nicknamed as Dickie Carr. When, he emigrated to Australia in 1948, there he was simply called Dick Carr.
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.
Berlin Olympics
Carr was selected for the Indian hockey team for the 1936 Olympics but could not get leave from his employer. Accordingly, Ahmed Sher Khan was sent in his place to Berlin.
Emigration to Australia
In 1948, Carr emigrated to Australia.
Gallery
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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.
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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)
References
- ^ Allerdice, Colin (23 August 2024). "The Forgotton Olympians". sydneyhockey.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Carr Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- https://garhwalpost.in/oak-grove-olympics/
- Indian hockey tour, Guardian, 7 July 1936 (via newspapers.com)
External links
- Richard Carr at Olympedia
- Richard Carr's profile at DatabaseOlympics.com (archived)
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