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Richard Ireland is a male former rower who competed for Great Britain and England.
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Richard Ireland is a male former rower who competed for Great Britain and England.
Ireland represented Great Britain in two World Championships. [1] He represented England and won a bronze medal in the coxless four, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. [2] [3]
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