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Full name | Richard Phillip Egington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Warrington | 26 February 1979||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | University of Reading (Zoology) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Victoria Thornley [ citation needed ] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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