| Olympic medal record | ||
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| 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]
| Olympic medal record | ||
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| 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]
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 crew member of the Gyrinus he won two gold medals in the only motorboat competitions at the Olympics.
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