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Richard Chambers
Key Facts
Country
Competed in
Date of birth
10 Jun 1985
Height
1.83m
Weight
74kg
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Biography
Competed in: ROWING
Team GB rower Chris Bartley did not think he was a candidate for the Olympics, but now finds he is a medallist.
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9 Aug 12
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5 Aug 12
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GB lightweight four take silver
2 Aug 12
Great Britain's lightweight four of Richard and Peter Chambers, Rob Williams and Chris Bartley win Olympics silver.
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31 Jul 12
Welsh rower Chris Bartley is confident Great Britain's lightweight coxless four can achieve gold after their semi-final win.
More Richard Chambers stories (6)
| Date | Event | Rank | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Aug | Men's Lightweight Four Final, Final A | 2 | 6:03.09 |
| 31 Jul | Men's Lightweight Four Semi-finals, Semi-final A/B 1 | 1 | 5:59.68 |
| 28 Jul | Men's Lightweight Four Heats, Heat 2 | 1 | 5:49.29 |
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Head to Head
Richard Chambers vs Rob Williams
Richard Chambers
Height
1.83m (6'0")
Weight
74kg
Age
27
Rob Williams
Height
1.85m (6'1")
Weight
75kg
Age
28
Medal Table
| Rank | Athlete |
|
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|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
PHELPS Michael
USA
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 |
FRANKLIN Missy
USA
|
4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 |
SCHMITT Allison
USA
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 627 |
CHAMBERS Richard (selected)
GBR
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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