Richard Ayling Explained

Richard Ayling
Full Name:Richard John Ayling
Nationality:British
Sport:Rowing
Club:Kingston Rowing Club
Birth Date:1 June 1952
Birth Place:Surrey, England
Death Place:Kingston upon Thames, London
Spouse:Astrid Ayling

Richard John Ayling (1 June 1952  - 1 November 2016) was a British rower.[1]

Rowing career

He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[2] He won the coxed pairs title rowing for the Kingston and Leander composite, with Mark Hayter, at the 1973 National Rowing Championships.[3] Ayling was selected by Great Britain as part of the coxed four at the 1975 World Rowing Championships in Nottingham, the four just missed out on a medal finishing in fourth place in the A final.[4]

In 1978, he took up coaching and was the coach of a crew that reached the final of the 1979 World Rowing Championships.[5]

Personal life

He married German international rower Astrid Hohl in 1976.[6] [7] He was the editor of a magazine called 'Rowing'.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Obituary – Richard Ayling . British Rowing . 24 August 2018.
  2. Richard Ayling Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418040533/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ay/richard-ayling-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 24 August 2018.
  3. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 23 July 1973, p. 7. Times Digital Archives.
  4. News: Rowing . Railton . Jim . The Times . 1 September 1975 . 7. Times Digital Archives.
  5. Web site: Obituary – Richard Ayling. British Rowing.
  6. Web site: Railton, Jim. "Rowing." Times, 26 Aug. 1977, p. 6. Times Digital Archives.
  7. Web site: Astrid Ayling profile. Olympedia.org.