Richard Egington

{{short description|British rower|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2017}}

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| name = Ric Egington

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| fullname = Richard Phillip Egington

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|2|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Warrington

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| nationality = British

| education = University of Reading (Zoology)

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| height = 200cm

| weight = 105kg

| spouse = Vicky Thornley

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{{MedalSport|Men's rowing}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GBR2}}}}

{{MedalOlympics}}

{{MedalSilver|2008 Beijing|Eight}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 London|Eight}}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships}}

{{MedalGold | 2009 Poznan | Coxless four (M4-)}}

{{MedalGold | 2011 Bled | Coxless four (M4-)}}

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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.{{cite web |url=http://www.olympics.org.uk/beijing2008/athleteprofile.aspx?id=6772 |title=Team GB > Beijing 2008> Athlete profile > Richard Egington |publisher=2008 Summer Olympics |access-date=3 January 2010}} 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.{{cite web |title=2011 World Rowing Championships |url=http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2011-world-championships/ |website=WorldRowing.com |publisher=World Rowing Federation |access-date=20 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319205128/http://www.worldrowing.com/events/2011-world-championships/ |archive-date=19 March 2016}}

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom he was part of the British crew that won the bronze medal in the eight.{{cite news |last=Barretto |first=Lawrence |title=Olympics rowing: GB bronze in men's eight won by Germany |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18905503 |access-date=2 August 2012 |date=2 August 2012 |publisher=BBC Sport |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120804005114/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/olympics/18905503 |archive-date=4 August 2012 |df=dmy-all}}