Carlyle Carrol Tapsell (July 24, 1909 – September 6, 1975) was an Indian

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player who competed in the

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and

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. In 1932 he was a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played two matches as back. Four years later he was again a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal. He played four matches as back. He was born in Adra, India.

School

He studied in

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, India, which produced six Olympic hockey players (

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and William Goodsir-Cullen, George Marthins, Michael Gateley, Lionel Emmett, and Tapsell).

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at Sports Reference 1909 births 1975 deaths People from Purulia district Field hockey players from West Bengal Olympic field hockey players for India Field hockey players at the 1932 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1936 Summer Olympics Indian male field hockey players 20th-century Indian sportsmen Olympic gold medalists for India Anglo-Indian people Olympic medalists in field hockey Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1932 Summer Olympics Indian emigrants to Australia Australian people of Anglo-Indian descent {{india-fieldhockey-bio-stub