Richard Ayling

Richard John Ayling (1 June 1952 – 1 November 2016) was a British rower.[1]

Richard Ayling
Personal information
Full nameRichard John Ayling
NationalityBritish
Born(1952-06-01)1 June 1952
Surrey, England
Died1 November 2016(2016-11-01) (aged 64)
Kingston upon Thames, London
Spouse(s)Astrid Ayling
Sport
SportRowing
ClubKingston Rowing Club

Rowing career

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

He married German international rower Astrid Hohl in 1976.[6][7] He was the editor of a magazine called 'Rowing'.[5]

References
  1. "Obituary – Richard Ayling". British Rowing. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7". Times Digital Archives.
  4. Railton, Jim (1 September 1975). "Rowing". The Times. p. 7 – via Times Digital Archives.
  5. "Obituary – Richard Ayling". British Rowing.
  6. "Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 26 Aug. 1977, p. 6". Times Digital Archives.
  7. "Astrid Ayling profile". Olympedia.org.
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