Larry Amar
Lawrence Amar (February 24, 1972 – January 21, 2020) was a field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was the captain of the national team that finished twelfth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. Amar also earned two consecutive USA Field Hockey Athlete of the Year awards in 1994 and 1995.[1]
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| Pan American Games | ||
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Following his playing career, Amar served for six years in the United States Army, earning the rank of Staff Sergeant in the Infantry. He earned two Army Commendation and Army Achievement Medals. He returned home to be the assistant field hockey coach for the Kent State University team from 2009 to 2018. He then went on to assist with U.S. national team.[2]
Born in Camarillo, California, he died at the age of 47 in 2020.[2]
References
- USA Field Hockey website
- "USA Field Hockey Statement on the Passing of Olympian Larry Amar". teamusa.org. USA Field Hockey. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
External links
- USA Field Hockey Athletes of the Year
- Larry Amar at the International Hockey Federation
- Kent State Mourns the Passing of Larry Amar
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