Richard Egington
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Phillip Egington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 February 1979 Warrington | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | University of Reading (Zoology) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 200 cm (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Victoria Thornley[citation needed] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team GB > Beijing 2008> Athlete profile > Richard Egington". 2008 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
- ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- ^ 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.
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Cover photo is available under {{::mainImage.info.license.name || 'Unknown'}} license.
Credit:
(see original file).
