Greg Richards (decathlete)

Gregory Roy Richards (born 25 April 1956 in Birmingham, West Midlands) is a retired male decathlete from England.

Greg Richards

Personal information
Nationality	English
Born	(1956-04-25) 25 April 1956 (age 67) Birmingham, West Midlands
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Club	North London AC

Athletics career

Richards competed for Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics. He set his personal best (7740 points) in the men's decathlon in 1987. He represented England in the decathlon event, at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland.^[1][2][3]

Achievements

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing   United Kingdom and   England
1988	Olympic Games	Seoul, South Korea	30th	Decathlon

Coaching

Richards has gone on to coach many athletes including 2000 Olympic Games decathlon gold medallist Erki Nool of Estonia and 2006 Commonwealth Games English decathlon gold medallist Dean Macey.^[4]

References

1. "1986 Athletes". Team England.
2. "England team in 1986". Commonwealth Games Federation.
3. "Athletes and results". Commonwealth Games Federation.
4. "Macey loses bronze". The Guardian.

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. . Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.