Richard Egington

Richard Phillip Egington (born 26 February 1979 in Warrington, Cheshire) is a British rower. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics for Great Britain in the men's eight.^[2] He was part of the British squad that topped the medal table at the 2011 World Rowing Championships in Bled, where he won a gold medal as part of the coxless four with Matt Langridge, Tom James and Alex Gregory.^[3]

Ric Egington

Personal information
Full name	Richard Phillip Egington
Nationality	British
Born	(1979-02-26) 26 February 1979 (age 46) Warrington
Education	University of Reading (Zoology)
Height	200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight	105 kg (231 lb)
Spouse	Vicky Thornley[1]
Medal record Men's rowing Representing  Great Britain Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Eight 2012 London Eight World Championships 2009 Poznan Coxless four (M4-) 2011 Bled Coxless four (M4-)

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight.^[4]

Personal life

In 2020, Egington married Olympic rower Vicky Thornley.^[1]