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Biography
Impairment information
Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Origin of Impairment
Acquired
Classification
F54
Further personal information
Family
Two children
Residence
Carmarthen, WAL
Occupation
Athlete, Musician
Languages
English
Sport specific information
When and where did you begin this sport?
He took up para-athletics in 1990 in Stoke Mandeville, England.
Why this sport?
He was inspired to take up the sport after watching Welsh wheelchair athlete Chris Hallam and British Paralympian Lady Tani Grey Thompson compete.
General interest
Nicknames
Richie (disaboom.com, 09 Oct 2013)
Injuries
A hip injury prevented him competing at the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. (walesonline.co.uk, 04 Oct 2012)
Impairment
He broke his back in a motorcycle accident at age 18, leaving him paralysed from the waist down. Police officers who were first on the scene said he had been dead for four minutes before they managed to revive him. (walesonline.co.uk, 04 Oct 2012)
Other information
BREAK
He took a three-year break from the sport between 2000 and 2003 to focus on his career as a sales manager. (walesonline.co.uk, 04 Oct 2012)
ROCK BAND
He is a guitarist in a rock cover band called Zoltan. (llanellitown.com, 24 Aug 2013)
He took a three-year break from the sport between 2000 and 2003 to focus on his career as a sales manager. (walesonline.co.uk, 04 Oct 2012)
ROCK BAND
He is a guitarist in a rock cover band called Zoltan. (llanellitown.com, 24 Aug 2013)
Results
| Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|
| Event | Medal | Unit | Date | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's 100 m TW3 | Heat 2 | 8 | ||
| Men's 200 m TW3 | Heat 2 | 10 |