John Field-Richards

British motorboat racer

Olympic medal record

Men's Water motorsports
| 1908 London | Class B
| 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.

## External links

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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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