Gareth Carr

{{short description|South African field hockey player}}

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Gareth Carr (born 4 November 1981) is a retired South African field hockey player. He was a defender who often scored from penalty corners.

Carr was a member of the South Africa squad that competed at the 2010 Hockey World Cup and the 2010 Commonwealth Games.{{cite web |url=http://www.sahockey.co.za/sa-hockey-teams/sa-mens-player-profiles/gareth-carr |title=Gareth Carr|work=sahockey.co.za|accessdate=2013-04-18}} He also competed in the Champions Challenge in 2005, 2009 and 2011, and the Hockey Africa Cup of Nations in 2005, 2009 and 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.fih.ch/en/news-385-africa-cup-of-nations-days-1-and-2|title=Africa Cup of Nations - Days 1 and 2|work=International Hockey Federation|accessdate=2013-04-18}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hockeysa.co.za/sa-hockey-men-win-africa-cup-final-against-egypt/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130505181252/http://www.hockeysa.co.za/sa-hockey-men-win-africa-cup-final-against-egypt/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-05-05 |title=SA hockey men win Africa Cup final against Egypt « Hockey SA |work=hockeysa.co.za |accessdate=2013-04-18 }} Carr retired from international hockey with 81 caps and 50 goals.

Carr was born in Durban. He has played club hockey in the UK for Holcombe, East Grinstead and Old Georgians.{{cite web |url=http://w.fixtureslive.com/player/184687/overview/Gareth-Carr |title=EHL statistics|work=Fixtureslive.com|accessdate=2013-04-18}}{{cite web|title=Holcombe Hockey Club |url=http://www.holcombehc.org.uk/profiles/ProfileMGarethCarr.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109093951/http://www.holcombehc.org.uk/profiles/ProfileMGarethCarr.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-11-09 |accessdate=2014-10-28 }}