James Blake "Jamie" Richards (born 2 March 1957) is a cyclist from New Zealand. Richards was born in

Pukekohe Pukekohe is a town in the Auckland Region of the North Island of New Zealand. The town is located at the southern edge of the Auckland Region, between the southern shore of the Manukau Harbour and the mouth of the Waikato River. The hills of Puke ...

Auckland Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...

, in 1957. Mike Richards is his younger brother. Richards competed in the individual road race event at the

1976 Summer Olympics The 1976 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad () and officially branded as Montreal 1976 (), were an international multi-sport event held from July 17 to August 1, 1976, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Montreal ...

; he did not finish the race.

References

* ''Black Gold'' by Ron Palenski (2008, 2004 New Zealand Sports Hall of Fame, Dunedin) p. 78

External links

* 1957 births Living people New Zealand male cyclists Olympic cyclists for New Zealand Cyclists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from the Auckland Region 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-cycling-bio-stub