Warren Richards

{{short description|Australian judoka}}

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Warren Richards (born 4 July 1950) is an Australian judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/warren-richards-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/warren-richards-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Warren Richards Olympic Results |access-date=12 May 2018}} He attended Newington College from 1960 until 1966.Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 166

In January 2000, as a former Olympian, Richards applied to be a torchbearer in the 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay. His invitation was withdrawn when the organising committee learned that he was imprisoned at Long Bay Jail on a drug trafficking conviction.{{Cite web|date=28 January 2000|title=Sydney erases jailed ex-Olympian's chance to bear torch|url=https://www.deseret.com/2000/1/28/19487955/sydney-erases-jailed-ex-olympian-s-chance-to-bear-torch|access-date=14 July 2021|website=Deseret News|language=en}}