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australian rowers profiles and history

Richard Garrard

Mercantile Rowing Club (VIC)

1963 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship emergency

1964 – National Championship Men’s Coxless Four two seat - First

1964 – Olympic Games – Men’s Coxless Four two seat – eliminated in repechage

1966 – Interstate Men’s Eight Championship bow – First

1966 – National Championships Men’s Coxless Four two seat - First

1966 – World Championships – Men’s Coxless Four three seat – Eliminated in repechage

1967 – Trans Tasman Series - Australian Men’s Eight stroke NZL

1972 – National Championships Men’s Coxed Pair stroke – First

1974 – National Championships Men’s Coxless Pair stroke – Fifth

1975 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight stroke - First

1976 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight six seat - First

1977 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight seven seat - First

1977 – World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Eight seven seat – Bronze

1978 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Eight seven seat – Second

1979 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Pair bow - Second

1990 – National Championships Men’s Lightweight Pair - First

1990 - World Championships – Men’s Lightweight Double Scull coach – Seventh

1993 - World Junior Championships – Men’s Scull coach – Fourth

1994-95 – Coached the US Women’s Coxless Pair

1996 – Olympic Games – USA Women’s Coxless Pair coach – Silver

2000 – Olympic Games – USA Men’s Scull coach - Seventh

 

Richard is middle back row - 1977 Australian lightweight eight

Dick commenced his rowing at Xavier rowing in 1958 and joined Mercantile in 1959 whilst still at school and won a novice pair in that year. His first State Championship win was with Bob Lachal in the senior coxed pair in 1962. His first National Championship was in the Men’s Four in 1964. He is a great and tough competitor who hates losing. He is a legend in the sport as few people survive 10 years as an active rower, and Dick raced competitively for well over 20 years. He still rates 17 straight wins from 1977 at the Anglesea Regatta as a rowing highlight!

 

Andrew Guerin
October 2011

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