Larry Amar
Encyclopedia
Larry Amar is a former 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.
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
midfielder from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, who was the captain of the national team that finished twelfth at the 1996 Summer Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. Amar also earned two consecutive USA Field Hockey Athlete of the Year awards in 1994 and 1995.