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| Full name | Richard “Sponge” Powell | ||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | (1960-12-09) 9 December 1960 (age 64) brisbane | ||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||
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Richard Powell (born 9 December 1960) is an Australian rower. He competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Richard now coaches rowing at Brisbane Grammar school and All Hallows school. He coached the All Hallows’ School 1st VII to their first victory in 23 years at the 2023 BSRA Head of the River. He spends his time passing on his knowledge to younger years. He is a father of 4 kids (Harry, Phoebe, Georgia and Sam).
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Powell Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
External links
- Richard Powell at World Rowing
- Richard Powell at Olympedia
- Richard Powell at the Australian Olympic Committee
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