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John Field-Richards

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Olympic medal record
Men's Water motorsports
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Class B
Gold medal – first place 1908 London Class C

John Charles Field-Richards (10 May 1878 – 18 April 1959) was a British Army officer and motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Biography

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Field-Richards studied at Keble College, Oxford.[2] He joined the Hampshire Regiment as Second lieutenant on 19 May 1900, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 10 January 1902.[3]

As a crew member of the Gyrinus he won two gold medals in the only motorboat competition at the Olympics.

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  1. ^ "John Field-Richards". Olympedia. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  3. ^ "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2691.
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