Richard Egington

Ric Egington
Personal information
Full nameRichard Phillip Egington
NationalityBritish
Born (1979-02-26) 26 February 1979
Warrington
EducationUniversity of Reading (Zoology)
Height200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight105 kg (231 lb)
SpouseVicky Thornley[1]
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2008 Beijing Eight
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Eight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Poznan Coxless four (M4-)
Gold medal – first place 2011 Bled Coxless four (M4-)

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

In 2020, Egington married Olympic rower Vicky Thornley.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
  2. ^ "Team GB > Beijing 2008> Athlete profile > Richard Egington". 2008 Summer Olympics. Retrieved 3 January 2010.
  3. ^ "2011 World Rowing Championships". WorldRowing.com. World Rowing Federation. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
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