Richard Ussher
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard Arland Ussher |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Born | June 19, 1976 [1] Wellington[2][3][4] |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 79 kg (170 lb; 12.4 st) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  New Zealand |
| Sport | Skiing |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Olympic finals | 1998 Winter Olympics, Men's Moguls |
Richard Arland Ussher (born 19 June 1976) is a New Zealand multisport athlete. He is a Four-time winner of the Speight’s Coast to Coast multisport race.[2][5]
Ussher represented New Zealand in the freestyle skiing event of moguls at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He finished 25th.[1]
Ussher is married to Finnish multisport competitor Elina (née Maki-Rautila)[6] and they formed Adventure racing team Adventure Sport NZ, which won the Abu Dhabi Adventure Challenge in 2007, 2008, 2009,. The team also consisted of Aaron Prince and Gordon Walker the first year. Jarad Kolar and Jay Henry the second year and Marcel Hagener and Nathan Fa'avae the third year.
After his Coast to Coast win in 2008 Ussher announced his retirement from multisport to focus on Ironman Triathlon events. He cited a lack of professional athletes in multisport providing few challenging competitors.[citation needed] But since has returned to multisport.
Ussher was born and raised in Wellington[3] and attended Onslow College and Hutt Valley High School.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Richard Ussher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/us/richard-ussher-1.html/wfsection/article.php?articleid=194. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ a b c Maddaford, Terry (17 April 2009). "My life in sport: Richard Ussher". New Zealand Herald. http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10566985&pnum=0. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ a b "Ussher too good in Crazyman". infonews.co.nz. 4 May 2008. http://www.infonews.co.nz/news.cfm?l=1&t=23&id=19807. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
- ^ According to Olympics at Sports-Reference.com he was born in Queenstown but numerous other sources say Wellington.
- ^ "Previous winners: Speight's World Championship - Men". Speights coast to coast website. http://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/previous_winners_1d.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
- ^ "Gripping Routeburn Classic Race". Sportzhub. 16 May 2007. http://www.sportzhub.com/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2078&Itemid=1. Retrieved 2009-04-17.
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