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

field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ci ...

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

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, India. He studied in

St. George's College, Mussoorie St. George's College, Mussoorie, is an all-boys boarding and non-boarding school in Mussoorie, in the state of Uttarakhand, India, affiliated to the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations board. The school, an all-boys resident ...

, India, which produced six Olympic hockey player ( Earnest and William Goodsir-Cullen, George Marthins, Michael Gateley, Lionel Emmett, and Tapsell).

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