Richard John Ayling (1 June 1952 – 1 November 2016) was a British rower.[1]
Education
Ayling attended Dulwich College.[2]
Rowing career
He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[3] He won the coxed pairs title rowing for the Kingston and Leander composite, with Mark Hayter, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships.[4] Ayling was selected by Great Britain as part of the coxed four at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the four just missed out on a medal finishing in fourth place in the A final.[5]
In 1978, he took up coaching and was the coach of a crew that reached the final of the 1979 World Rowing Championships.[6]
Personal life
He married German international rower Astrid Hohl in 1976.[7][8] He was the editor of a magazine called 'Rowing'.[6]
References
- ^ "Obituary – Richard Ayling". British Rowing. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ Who's Who 1995 (147th ed.). A & C Black Publishers Ltd. 12 January 1995. ISBN 9780713639957.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Richard Ayling Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
- ^ a b "Obituary – Richard Ayling". British Rowing.
- ^ "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 26 Aug. 1977, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
- ^ "Astrid Ayling profile". Olympedia.org.
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