Richard John Carr (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.https://garhwalpost.in/oak-grove-olympics/
Nickname(s) In India, where Carr lived up to 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.Indian hockey tour, Guardian, 7 July 1936 (via newspapers.com) Accordingly, Ahmed Sher Khan was sent in his place to Berlin.
Emigration to Australia In 1948, Carr emigrated to Australia.
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External links
Richard Carr's profile at DatabaseOlympics.com (archived)