| Richard George | |
| Birthname: | Richard Lloyd George |
| Birth Place: | Fillmore, Utah, U.S.A. |
| Height: | 1.93m (06.33feet) |
| Weight: | 91kg (201lb) |
| Alma Mater: | Millard High School |
| Universityteam: | Brigham Young University Cougars |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Javelin throw |
| Pb: | 83.84m (275.07feet) |
Richard Lloyd George (born May 22, 1953, in Fillmore, Utah) is an American former javelin thrower. He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1]
George went to Brigham Young University, earning a BA in Economics and Harvard Business School, earning an MBA.[2] A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[3] he played football for the BYU Cougars as a freshman but focused on track and field after returning from his church mission.[4] At the 1976 Summer Olympics, he completed a warm-up throw that would have won second place in the finals, but did not end up qualifying for the finals.[4] In 2012, George became an Honoree in the Utah Sports Hall of Fame.[5]
George served as Vice President of Southern Virginia University and was the CEO of General Resonance LLC and Clene NanoMedicine Inc.[2] His son Andrew also played football for the BYU Cougars[4] and he is the brother-in-law of Ed Red, another Olympic javelin thrower.[4]