Richard MacQuire
{{Short description|Australian slalom canoeist (born 1972)}}
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Richard MacQuire (born 17 February 1972) is an Australian slalom canoeist who competed in the men's slalom K-1 event at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
Early life and career
Richard MacQuire was born on 17 February 1972 in Melbourne.{{cite web |title=MacQuire, Richard |url=https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/646ff5865e3963b2b4772baf |website=Victorian Collections |publisher=Eltham District Historical Society |access-date=13 December 2024}} His mother's name is Lyn MacQuire. MacQuire is from North Warrandyte and resides on Bradleys Lane. He attended Warrandyte Primary School. MacQuire took up canoe slalom at the age of 12, when it was an "easy walk from the family home to the Yarra River".{{cite news |last1=Grybas |first1=Clinton |title=Paddling for gold |url=https://www.warrandytecc.com/uploads/5/7/7/1/57711319/premiership_1995-96_4thxi.pdf |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=Warrandyte Diary |date=April 1996}}
Prior to the Olympics, MacQuire competed in the 1989, 1991, 1993 and 1995 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships and the 1992, 1994 and 1995 Canoe Slalom World Cups.{{cite web |title=Richard MACQUIRE (AUS) |url=https://canoeslalom.net/doku.php/en_sportler/spo_5m |website=canoeslalom.net |access-date=13 December 2024}} He was at one point the Australian men's No.1 canoeist and national champion.{{cite news |last1=Martin |first1=Louise |title=Kayak crowns stay south of the Murray. |url=https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/A295737925/AONE?u=anon~a8635ab5&sid=sitemap&xid=29d22e95 |access-date=13 December 2024 |work=The Age |publisher=Nine Entertainment Company |date=21 November 1994 |location=Melbourne |page=31}}
1996 Summer Olympics
At the 1996 Summer Olympics, MacQuire finished 24th in the men's slalom K-1 event with a final result of 153.07.{{cite web |title=Richard Macquire Bio, Stats, and Results |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/richard-macquire-1.html |website=Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |publisher=Sports-Reference.com |access-date=18 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418100740/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ma/richard-macquire-1.html |archive-date=18 April 2020}}{{cite web |title=Richard Macquire |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/9024 |website=Olympedia |publisher=OlyMADMen |access-date=13 December 2024}}
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Category:Australian male canoeists
Category:Canoeists at the 1996 Summer Olympics