Richard Goodenough Rice (19 March 1886 – 15 October 1939) was a
British track and field athlete
Track and field is a sport that includes Competition#Sports, athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of ...
who competed in the
1912 Summer Olympics
The 1912 Summer Olympics ( sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1912), officially known as the Games of the V Olympiad ( sv, Den V olympiadens spel) and commonly known as Stockholm 1912, were an international multi-sport event held in Stockholm, Sweden, be ...
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He was one of three brothers to attend
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a day and boarding independent school for boys in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The twentieth oldest independent British school, it celebrated its 750th anniversary in 2006. The school was described as "highly ...
where he was educated from 1895 until 1903, the brothers were called Geoffrey Cecil Rice and Alexander Guy Campbell Rice. He gained colours at the school in
soccer
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and
cricket
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. After leaving Abingdon he went to London University playing soccer and winning the United Hospital Sports 100 yards title in 1905. He then won the Inter Hospitals title three years running from 1907-1909.
Olympics
In 1912 he attended the Olympic trials before being selected to represent Great Britain. In 1912 he was eliminated in the semi-finals of the
100 metres competition as well as of the
200 metres event.
Later life
He served with the
Royal Berkshire Regiment in 1914 before becoming a
2nd Lieutenant
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Australia
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with the
Royal Garrison Artillery in 1918.
See also
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List of Old Abingdonians
Old Abingdonians are former pupils of Abingdon School or, in some cases, Honorary Old Abingdonians who have been awarded the status based on service to the School. The Old Abingdonians also run the Old Abingdonian Club (OA club) which is an organ ...
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1886 births
British male sprinters
Olympic athletes for Great Britain
Athletes (track and field) at the 1912 Summer Olympics
1939 deaths
People educated at Abingdon School
British Army personnel of World War I
Royal Berkshire Regiment soldiers
Royal Garrison Artillery officers