Richard Carr (field hockey)

Richard Carr
رچرڈ کار
	Ricahrd John Carr in 1954 (Courtesy: Members of St George District Hockey Club, Sydney, Australia)
Personal information
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
National team
Years	Team
1932-1947	India
Medal record
Men's Field Hockey
Representing India
Olympic Games
	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.^[2]

Early life

Carr was born in Jhajha, India and was a student of the prestigious school Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, India.^[3]

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.^[1]

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Allerdice, Colin (23 August 2024). "The Forgotton Olympians". sydneyhockey.com.au. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b 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)