Richard Egington

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Ric Egington
Personal information
Full nameRichard Phillip Egington
Nationality British
Born (1979-02-26) 26 February 1979 (age 45)
Warrington
EducationUniversity of Reading (Zoology)
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
Spouse Victoria Thornley [ citation needed ]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Beijing Eight
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Eight
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Poznan Coxless four (M4-)
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Bled Coxless four (M4-)

Richard Phillip Egington (born 26 February 1979 in Warrington, Cheshire) is a British rower. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain in the men's eight. [1] He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a gold medal as part of the coxless four with Matt Langridge, Tom James and Alex Gregory. [2]

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight. [3]

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References

  1. "Team GB > Beijing 2008> Athlete profile > Richard Egington". 2008 Summer Olympics . Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  2. "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. Barretto, Lawrence (2 August 2012). "Olympics rowing: GB bronze in men's eight won by Germany". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 2 August 2012.