Robert Richardson (born ) is a British male Paralympic
sitting volleyball
Sitting volleyball is a form of volleyball for athletes with a disability organized by World ParaVolley. As opposed to standing volleyball, sitting volleyball players must sit on the floor to play.
History
Sitting volleyball was invented in t ...
player, playing as a setter.
He has been the captain of the
Great Britain men's national sitting volleyball team since 2009.
He competed at the
2012 Summer Paralympics
The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international Multi-sport event, multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Sum ...
finishing 8th.
He is currently the record cap holder for the Great Britain team, competing over 100 times for Great Britain in Sitting Volleyball.
Nationally, Robert has won the National Championship 7 times.
See also
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Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Great Britain competed at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in London, United Kingdom, from 29 August to 9 September 2012 as the host nation. A total of 288 athletes were selected to compete along with 13 other team members such as sighted guides. The c ...
References
1982 births
Living people
Volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Paralympics
Place of birth missing (living people)
Paralympic volleyball players for Great Britain
British sitting volleyball players
Men's sitting volleyball players
https://www.inspiredathletes.co.uk/athletes/rob-richardson/
https://www.paralympic.org/robert-richardson
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