| Olympic medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Water motorsports | ||
.svg.png "Gold medal – first place"){kind=icon} | 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.
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. Archived from the original on September 20, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
- ^ "No. 27427". The London Gazette. 22 April 1902. p. 2691.