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Richard Ayling

Richard Ayling

British rower

Richard John Ayling (1 June 1952 – 1 November 2016) was a British rower.[1]

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Rowing career

He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the coxed pairs title rowing for the Kingston and Leander composite, with Mark Hayter, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships.[3] Ayling was selected by Great Britain as part of the coxed four at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the four just missed out on a medal finishing in fourth place in the A final.[4]

In 1978, he took up coaching and was the coach of a crew that reached the final of the 1979 World Rowing Championships.[5]

Personal life

He married German international rower Astrid Hohl in 1976.[6][7] He was the editor of a magazine called 'Rowing'.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Obituary – Richard Ayling". British Rowing. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. [2]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Ayling Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  4. [4]
    Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
  5. [5]
    "Obituary – Richard Ayling". British Rowing.
  6. [6]
    "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 26 Aug. 1977, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  7. [7]
    "Astrid Ayling profile". Olympedia.org.
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