Richard Knight (rower)
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| Nationality | British (English) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 May 1928 London, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 4 August 2023 (aged 93) Frimley, England | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 99 kg (218 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
Event | fours / eights | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Molesey BC | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Kenneth Richard Knight (born 18 May 1928 – 4 August 2023) was a British international rower who competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[1]
Biography
At the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome, Knight participated in the men's coxed four event.[2]
Knight represented the England team[3] at the 1962 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth, Western Australia.[4] He competed in the coxed four and eights, winning two bronze medals.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Knight Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "Biographical information". Olympedia. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "England Perth 1962". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Busy Time for Molesey". Birmingham Daily Post. 13 September 1962. p. 15. Retrieved 18 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Rowing". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
- ^ "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
- ^ "1962 Athletes". Team England.