About John Field-Richards
Lived 1878 – 1959 (aged 80). John Field-Richards was a British athlete.
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.
Biography Field-Richards studied at Keble College, Oxford. He joined the Hampshire Regiment as Second lieutenant on 19 May 1900, and was promoted to Lieutenant on 10 January 1902.
As a crew member of the Gyrinus he won two gold medals in the only motorboat competition at the Olympics.
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Who was John Field-Richards?
British motorboat racer (1878–1959)
When was John Field-Richards born?
John Field-Richards was born on 10 May 1878 in Penzance.
When did John Field-Richards die?
John Field-Richards died on 18 April 1959.
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John Field-Richards was an athlete.
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John Field-Richards was British.
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