Richard Hamilton (rower)

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Richard Hamilton
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NationalityBritish
Born (1973-09-29) 29 September 1973 (age 51)
Plymouth, England
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Sport Rowing

Richard Hamilton (born 29 September 1973) is a British former representative rower. He competed in the men's eight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

Hamilton relocated to New Zealand then Australia and took up dairy farming. [2] His son Fergus Hamilton is an Australian representative rower. He won a World Junior Championship in 2017.

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Hamilton Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  2. Hamilton profile.