Richard Carr (field hockey)

Richard Carr
رچرڈ کار

File:Olympian Richard John Carr.jpg Ricahrd John Carr in 1954 (Courtesy: Members of St George District Hockey Club, Sydney, Australia)
Personal information
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
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
1932-1947	India	?	(?)
Medal record Men's Field Hockey Representing India Olympic Games File:Olympic rings.svg Gold medal – first place 1932 Los Angeles Team competition
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

• 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.
  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]
  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)

External links

• This article has no link in Wikidata
• Richard Carr's profile at DatabaseOlympics.com (archived)