Richard Ayling
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Richard John Ayling |
| Nationality | British |
| Born | 1 June 1952 Surrey, England |
| Died | 1 November 2016 (aged 64) Kingston upon Thames, London |
| Spouse | Astrid Ayling |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Kingston Rowing Club |
Richard John Ayling (1 June 1952 – 1 November 2016) was a British rower.[1]
Rowing career
[edit]He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the coxed pairs title rowing for the Kingston and Leander composite, with Mark Hayter, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships.[3] 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.[4]
In 1978, he took up coaching and was the coach of a crew that reached the final of the 1979 World Rowing Championships.[5]
Personal life
[edit]He married German international rower Astrid Hohl in 1976.[6][7] He was the editor of a magazine called 'Rowing'.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary – Richard Ayling". British Rowing. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
