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| 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 | Vicky Thornley[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.[2] 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.[3]
At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight.[4]
Personal life
[edit]In 2020, Egington married Olympic rower Vicky Thornley.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Rowing couple finally tie the knot". Henley Standard. 7 September 2020.
OLYMPIC rowing silver medallist Vicky Thornley has tied the knot with her partner Ric Egington.
- ↑ "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.
External links
[edit]- Richard Egington at World Rowing
- Richard Egington at Team GB
- Richard Egington at Olympics.com
- Richard Egington at Olympedia
Categories:
- English male rowers
- British male rowers
- Rowers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Olympic rowers for Great Britain
- Olympic silver medallists for Great Britain
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Warrington
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Olympic bronze medallists for Great Britain
- Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Members of Leander Club
- World Rowing Championships medalists for Great Britain
- People educated at Lymm High School
- Alumni of the University of Reading
- 21st-century English sportsmen