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Richard C. Lester (born 24 March 1949 in Wallingford, Berkshire) is a retired British rower who competed in the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]

Richard Lester

Personal information
Nationality	British
Born	(1949-03-24) 24 March 1949 (age 73) Wallingford
Medal record Men's rowing 1976 Montreal Eight

Rowing career

Lester 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.[2] In 1976 he was rowed at the Olympic Games in Montreal, he was a crew member of the British boat with John Yallop, Timothy Crooks, Hugh Matheson, David Maxwell, Jim Clark, Frederick Smallbone, Lenny Robertson and Patrick Sweeney, which won the silver medal in the men's eight.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Ken Lester.

References

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- [en] Richard Lester (rower)

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[fr] Richard Lester (aviron)

Richard Lester, né le 24 mars 1949 à Wallingford (Oxfordshire), est un rameur d'aviron britannique.

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