Francis Richards (sailor)
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  United Kingdom
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| Men's sailing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | Antwerp 1920 | 18 ft Dinghy |
Francis Augustus[1] Richards 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". www.sailing.org. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
- ↑ "Profile: Francis Richards". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 January 2009.
- ↑ Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 — Official Report, page 73 (PDF) (in French). Belgian Olympic Committee.
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