Warren Richards Explained

Warren Richards
Nationality:Australian
Sport:Judo
Birth Date:4 July 1950

Warren Richards (born 4 July 1950) is an Australian judoka. He competed in the men's lightweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics.[1] He attended Newington College from 1960 until 1966.[2]

In January 2000, as a former Olympian, Richards applied to be a torchbearer in the 2000 Summer Olympics torch relay. His invitation was withdrawn when the organising committee learned that he was imprisoned at Long Bay Jail on a drug trafficking conviction.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Warren Richards Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105650/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ri/warren-richards-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 12 May 2018.
  2. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp 166
  3. Web site: 28 January 2000. Sydney erases jailed ex-Olympian's chance to bear torch. 14 July 2021. Deseret News. en.