Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Lawrence J. "Larry"•Amar |
Used name | Larry•Amar |
Born | 24 February 1972 in Camarillo, California (USA) |
Died | 21 January 2020 |
Measurements | 175 cm / 79 kg |
NOC | United States |
Larry Amar played hockey (field) for the USA at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics. Amar was a member of US national teams for 13 years, playing at both the Junior World Cup and the Pan American Games. He won five US Olympic Festival medals, including two golds. Amar also played overseas, with Canterbury Hockey Club of the English First Division in 1994.
After his hockey career Amar joined the Army for six years, earning two Army Commendation and Army Achievement Medals, with two overseas tours of duty. He returned to hockey after an eight-year absence and coached at Kent State University as an assistant coach from 2009-18. He then worked for USA Field Hockey as a coach.
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1996 Summer Olympics | Hockey | USA | Larry Amar | |||
Hockey, Men (Olympic) | United States | 12 |