Richard Strachan (athlete)

{{short description|British sprinter}}

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{{BLP sources|date=March 2011}}

{{MedalTableTop|Richard Strachan Paris 2011.jpg|270px|Strachan at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships.}}

{{MedalSport | Men's athletics}}

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{{MedalCompetition|European Indoor Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Gothenburg|4x400 m relay}}

{{MedalSilver|2011 Paris|4x400 m relay}}

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Richard Strachan (born 18 November 1986){{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/richard-strachan-207049|title=IAAF: Richard STRACHAN {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2018-08-21}} is a British personal trainer, former athlete who competed in sprinting. During his time in athletics, Strachan has represented Great Britain at World and European Championships, winning two European Golds and a European Silver medal. Strachan mainly specialized in the 400 metres distance as seen from his involvement in the British team during the European indoor championships on several occasions.

Following his departure from athletics, Strachan has become a strength coach, coaching YouTubers such as Vikkstar123, TBJZL, and Manny. Strachan owns a YouTube channel with 62,000 subscribers, posting both sprinting and strength training videos with the YouTubers.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/c/CoachRichard/videos|title=Coach Richard|website=youtube.com|access-date=2022-06-10}}