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Eric Carruthers

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Eric Carruthers
Born(1895-11-10)10 November 1895
Died19 November 1931(1931-11-19) (aged 36)
RelativesColin Carruthers (brother)
Ice hockey career
Played for British Olympic team (1924 and 1928)
National team  United Kingdom
Medal record
Men's Ice hockey
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Chamonix Team Competition

Eric Dudley Carruthers (10 November 1895 – 19 November 1931) was a British ice hockey player who competed in the 1924 Winter Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1]

He was born in Agincourt, Ontario, Canada and died in Petworth, England.

In 1924 he was a member of the British ice hockey team, which won the bronze medal.

Four years later he finished fourth with the British team in the 1928 Olympic tournament.

His older brother Colin was also a team member in both competitions.

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Eric Carruthers". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
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