Bob Richards (Canadian rower)

Bob Richards
Medal record
Men's Rowing
British Empire Games
Gold medal – first place 1930 Hamilton Double sculls

Robert Whitla Richards (July 9, 1909 – May 19, 1989) was a Canadian rower who competed in the 1930 British Empire Games, where he won a gold medal alongside his cousin Elswood Bole.[1] A native of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Richards won the Canadian national championships in the double sculls six times between 1928 and 1950,[2] but missed qualifying for the Summer Olympics in 1932. He also had a term as president of his Winnipeg Rowing Club. By career he was a stockbroker and he served in the Canadian Army during World War II. He was inducted into the Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum in 1988.

  1. ^ "COMMONWEALTH GAMES MEDALLISTS - ROWING". Athletics Weekly. 2007. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  2. ^ "1930 Bole/Richards Rowing Team". Manitoba Sports Hall of Fame and Museum. 1988. Retrieved 2017-07-23.