John Field-Richards


John Charles Field-Richards 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 crew member of the Gyrinus he won two gold medals in the only motorboat competitions at the Olympics.