John Field-Richards
| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Water motorsports | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1908 London | Class B |
| | 1908 London | Class C |
John Charles Field-Richards (May 10, 1878 – April 18, 1959) was a British Army officer and motorboat racer who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.
Biography
Field-Richards studied at Keble College, Oxford.[1] He joined the Hampshire Regiment as Second lieutenant on 19 May 1900, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 10 January 1902.[2]
As crew member of the Gyrinus he won two gold medals in the only motorboat competitions at the Olympics.
External links
- ↑ "Oxonian Olympians". University of Oxford. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ↑ The London Gazette: no. 27427. p. 2691. 22 April 1902.
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