Richard Powell (born 9 December 1960) is an Australian

rower Rowing, often called crew in the United States, is the sport of racing boats using oars. It differs from paddling sports in that rowing oars (called blades in the United Kingdom) are attached to the boat using rowlocks, while paddles are ...

. He competed at the

1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and officially branded as Seoul 1988 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October 1988 in Seoul, South Korea. 159 nations were represe ...

and the

1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics (, ), officially the Games of the XXV Olympiad (, ) and officially branded as Barcelona '92, were an international multi-sport event held from 25 July to 9 August 1992 in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Beginning in 1994 ...

. Richard attended Brisbane Grammar School, graduating in 1978. Richard now coaches rowing at Brisbane Grammar School and All Hallows School. He coached the All Hallows’ School 1st VII to their first victory in 23 years at the 2023 BSRA Head of the River. He spends his time passing on his knowledge to the next generation of rowers. Richard is married and is a father of 4 children (Harry, Phoebe, Georgia and Sam).

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* 1960 births Living people Australian male rowers Olympic rowers for Australia Rowers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Rowers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) Rowers at the 1986 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing Commonwealth Games rowers for Australia Medallists at the 1986 Commonwealth Games 20th-century Australian sportsmen {{Australia-rowing-bio-stub