Richard Ludwig

{{Short description|German rugby union player}}

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| name = Richard Ludwig

| image = Rugby1 1900.jpg

| caption = Germany, represented by FC 1880 Frankfurt, at the 1900 Summer Olympics

| birth_name = Richard Ludwig

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| birth_date = 22 May 1877

| birth_place = Frankfurt, German Empire

| death_date = {{death date and age|1946|8|10|1877|5|22|df=yes}}

| death_place = Königstein im Taunus, Allied-occupied Germany

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| ru_position = Flanker

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| amatteam1 = FC 1880 Frankfurt

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{{MedalSport|Men's rugby union}}

{{MedalCountry | Germany }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver | 1900 Paris | Team competition }}

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Richard Ludwig (22 May 1877 – 10 August 1946) was a German rugby union player who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/18064 |title=Richard Ludwig |work=Olympedia |accessdate=28 December 2020}} He was a member of the German rugby union team, which won the silver medal. Germany was represented at the tournament by the FC 1880 Frankfurt rather than an official national team.[http://www.rugby-verband.de/cms/index.php?id=75 Die Gründerjahre des deutschen Rugbysports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071025044353/http://www.rugby-verband.de/cms/index.php?id=75 |date=2007-10-25 }} {{in lang|de}} DRV website - Foundation years, accessed: 3 April 2010 He is the brother of Erich Ludwig, who also played at the 1900 tournament.[https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223613/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/lu/erich-ludwig-1.html Erich Ludwig profile at sports-reference.com], accessed: 4 April 2010