Edwin Richards (field hockey)
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| Born |
15 December 1879 Llanover, Wales | |||||||||||||
| Died |
10 December 1930 (aged 50) Ipswich, England | |||||||||||||
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| 1908 | Abergavenny | |||||||||||||
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| 1908 | Wales | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Edwin William Gruffydd Richards[1] (sometimes referred to as Edward; 15 December 1879 – 10 December 1930)[2] was a field hockey player from Wales who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal as a member of the Welsh team.[3]
Biography
Richards was the son of Susanna Thomas and Edwin William Richards, an iron monger from Goytre. His father died from Typhoid on the 3 September 1879; Edwin was born later that year on 15 December.[4]
With only six teams participating in the field hockey tournament at the 1908 Olympic Games in London, he represented Wales under the Great British flag, where the team were awarded a bronze medal despite Wales only playing in and losing one match.[5]
He played club hockey for Abergavenny Hockey Club and would later captain his nation. By trade he was an architect working for Johnson, Richards, and Rees and was a member of the Royal Institute of British Architects.[6] He would later live in the village of Cefn Coed and become a parish councillor.[6]
He was taken ill during a shooting party and died in Ipswich on 10 December 1930 at the age of 50.[7]
References
- ^ Edwin William G Richards; Jan-Feb-Mar quarter 1880; District: Abergavenny; Volume: 11a; Page: 55.
- ^ "E W G Richards - Olympic Record". British Olympic Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2008.
- ^ "Profile". Database Olympics. Archived from the original on 9 February 2007. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "TENANTS AT LLANOFER ESTATE: Thomas GRIFFITHS (Gruffydd)". Edwin Richards.
- ^ Wallechinsky, David (2000). The complete book of the Summer Olympics – Sydney 2000 edition. Aurum Press Ltd. pp. 469–470. ISBN 1-85410-692-9.
- ^ a b "Edwin Richards". Olympedia. Retrieved 8 August 2025.
- ^ England & Wales, Death Index: Edwin W G Richards; Oct-Nov-Dec quarter 1930; District: Ipswich; Volume: 4a; Page 1046.
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