Carlyle Carrol Tapsell (July 24, 1909 – September 6, 1975) was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and 1936 Summer Olympics. 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.
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July 24, 1909 Adra, West Bengal, British India | ||||||||||||||||
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September 6, 1975 Queensland, Australia | (aged 66)||||||||||||||||
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He studied in St. George's College, Mussoorie, India, which produced six Olympic hockey players (Earnest and William Goodsir-Cullen, George Marthins, Michael Gateley, Lionel Emmett, and Tapsell).[1]