Warren Richards

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Warren Richards
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NationalityAustralian
Born (1950-07-04) 4 July 1950 (age 72)
Sport
Sport Judo

Warren Richards (born 4 July 1950) is an Australian judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics. [1] He attended Newington College from 1960 until 1966. [2]

In January 2000, as a former Olympian, Richards applied to be a torchbearer in the 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay. His invitation was withdrawn when the organising committee learned that he was imprisoned at Long Bay Jail on a drug trafficking conviction. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Warren Richards Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 166
  3. News, Deseret (28 January 2000). "Sydney erases jailed ex-Olympian's chance to bear torch". Deseret News. Retrieved 14 July 2021.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)