Richard Budgett
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Dr Richard Gordon McBride Budgett OBE (born Glasgow
, 20 March 1959) is a British
Olympic rower
and chief medical officer to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games
to be held in London.
He read his MSc at Queen Mary College
, University of London
, and also attended the University of Cambridge
rowing for Selwyn College
where he was a member of the Hermes Club .
Budgett was part of the British coxed fours that won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, alongside Steven Redgrave, Martin Cross
, Andy Holmes
, and Adrian Ellison
.
He next attended the Winter Olympics in 1992 and 1994 as the doctor for the British Bobsleigh Team. He was Chief Medical Officer to the British team for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter games, and led the Team GB HQ medical team at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He is Chairman of the British Olympic Association Medical Committee, and Director of Medical Services at the British Olympic Medical Institute.
He was appointed as CMO to the 2012 games in February 2007.
He is married to Sue Moore and has three children and a dog.
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, 20 March 1959) is a British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
Olympic rower
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
and chief medical officer to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games
2012 Summer Olympics
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...
to be held in London.
He read his MSc at Queen Mary College
Queen Mary, University of London
Queen Mary, University of London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
, University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
, and also attended the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
rowing for Selwyn College
Selwyn College, Cambridge
Selwyn College is a constituent college in the University of Cambridge in England, United Kingdom.The college was founded by the Selwyn Memorial Committee in memory of the Rt Reverend George Selwyn , who rowed on the Cambridge crew in the first Varsity Boat Race in 1829, and went on to become the...
where he was a member of the Hermes Club .
Budgett was part of the British coxed fours that won the gold medal at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, alongside Steven Redgrave, Martin Cross
Martin Cross
Martin Patrick Cross is an Olympic gold medal-winning oarsman. He won the gold medal in the coxed four at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics with Steve Redgrave, Richard Budgett, Andy Holmes, and Adrian Ellison....
, Andy Holmes
Andy Holmes
Andrew Jeremy Holmes MBE was a British rower.Holmes was born in Uxbridge, Greater London, and was educated at Latymer Upper School in Hammersmith, west London, where he was coached by Olympic rowing silver medallist Jim Clark. After leaving school, he rowed for Kingston Rowing Club and then...
, and Adrian Ellison
Adrian Ellison
Adrian Ellison was born on 11 September 1958 and is a retired English rowing cox. He coxed the men's four which brought Steve Redgrave his first Olympic gold in Los Angeles in 1984. He also won gold at the 1986 Commonwealth Games, again in the men's coxed fours.He attended Reading University and...
.
He next attended the Winter Olympics in 1992 and 1994 as the doctor for the British Bobsleigh Team. He was Chief Medical Officer to the British team for the 1998, 2002 and 2006 Winter games, and led the Team GB HQ medical team at the 1996, 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympic Games. He is Chairman of the British Olympic Association Medical Committee, and Director of Medical Services at the British Olympic Medical Institute.
He was appointed as CMO to the 2012 games in February 2007.
He is married to Sue Moore and has three children and a dog.
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