Francis Richards
Medal record
Men's sailing
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place1920 Antwerp 18 ft Dinghy

Francis Augustus[1] Richards (22 February 1880 – 13 June 1961) 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 Trevor 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.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Medallists at the Antwerp Olympic Games 1920". Sailing.org. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2010.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Olympic Games Antwerp 1920 — Official Report, page 73 (PDF) (in French). Belgian Olympic Committee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Francis Richards". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 August 2021.


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