David Riches (rower)
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| Full name | Christopher David M Riches | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 March 1961 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
| Club | Molesey Boat Club | ||||||||||||||
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David Riches (born 1961) is a former Scottish international rower who participated in the 1986 Commonwealth Games.[1]
Rowing career
[edit]Riches was part of the coxless pairs crew, with Ewan Pearson that won the national title rowing for Molesey Boat Club, at the 1985 National Rowing Championships.[2][3] The following year the pair participated in the 1986 Commonwealth Games, where he won a bronze medal in the men's coxless pairs.[1][4] He was a double winner of the Silver Goblets & Nickalls' Challenge Cup in 1984 and 1985.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Year To Savour For Scottish Rowing". Glasgow Herald. 24 December 1986. p. 24.
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 20 July 1985, p. 29". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 22 July 1985, p. 25". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
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