Francis Augustus Richards (22 February 1880 – 13 June 1961) was a British

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. He competed at the

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and won a gold medal in the 18 ft. Dinghy class with Trevor Hedberg. Sailing the boat ''Brat'', Richards and Hedberg were the only entrants in their class. It is uncertain if this crew was actually awarded the gold medals – they were not able to finish the first competition and they did not start in any other; they do not appear in the Official Report of the Antwerp Games. However they are listed on the website of the

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and formerly on that of the

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as Gold Medalists.

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* 1880 births 1961 deaths British male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Great Britain Olympic gold medallists for Great Britain Olympic medalists in sailing Sailors at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 18' Dinghy Medalists at the 1920 Summer Olympics {{UK-Olympic-medalist-stub