Francis Richards (sailor)
| Medal record | ||
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| Men's sailing | ||
Representing  Great Britain
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| Olympic Games | ||
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1920 Antwerp | 18 ft Dinghy |
Francis Augustus[1] Richards (9 August 1873 – 1955) was a British sailor and Olympic Champion. He competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp and won a gold medal in the 18 ft. Dinghy class with Thomas Hedberg.[2] Sailing the boat Brat, Richards and Hedberg were the only entrants in their class. It is uncertain if this crew was actually awarded the gold medals - they were not able to finish the first competition and they did not start in any other; they do not appear in the Official Report of the Antwerp Games.[3] However they are listed on the website of the ISAF as well as that of the IOC as Gold Medalists.
References
- ^ "Medallists at the Antwerp Olympic Games 1920". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Francis Richards". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ^ Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 — Official Report, page 73 (PDF) (in French). Belgian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-05.
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- 1873 births
- 1955 deaths
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- Olympic sailors of Great Britain
- Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain
- Olympic medalists in sailing
- Sailors at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy
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