 Richard ('Dick') Burnell in 1950 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Richard Desborough Burnell | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | English | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 July 1917 Henley-on-Thames, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 29 January 1995 (aged 77) Oxfordshire | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14.5 st (203 lb; 92 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Great Britain | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Kingston Rowing Club Leander Club[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Former partner | Bert Bushnell | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Richard Desborough Burnell (26 July 1917 – 29 January 1995) was an English rower who won a gold medal at the 1948 Olympics alongside Bert Bushnell in the double sculls. He and his father Charles are the only father and son in Olympic history to have both won gold medals in rowing.[2]