Richard Bentley (athlete)

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Richard Bentley
Personal information
NationalityGuamanian
Born (1960-07-30) 30 July 1960 (age 62)
Guam
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryFlag of Guam.svg  Guam
Sport Hurdling
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)54.6

Richard Bentley is a Guamanian Olympic hurdler. He represented his country in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His time was a 57.04 in the hurdles. [1]

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