| Richard Carr رچرڈ کار | |
| Full Name: | Richard John Carr |
| Birth Date: | 21 January 1911 |
| Birth Place: | Jhajha, Bihar, British India |
| Death Place: | Sydney, Australia |
| Position: | Right-out |
| Nationalteam1: | India |
| Nationalyears1: | 1932-1947 |
| Nationalcaps1: | ? |
| Nationalgoals1: | ? |
| Updated: | 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.[1]
Carr was born in Jhajha, India and was a student of the prestigious school Oak Grove School, Mussoorie, India.[2]
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.
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.[1]
Carr was selected for the Indian hockey team for the 1936 Olympics but could not get leave from his employer.[3] Accordingly, Ahmed Sher Khan was sent in his place to Berlin.
In 1948, Carr emigrated to Australia.[4]