Richard Wearne
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Richard Alexander Wearne (born 10 April 1972) is an Australian World Rowing Championships
silver and bronze medalist and Olympic Games
rower. He attended Newington College
(1981-1989) where he was coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan
OAM
. He won a bronze medal in 1994 and silver medal in 1995 at the World Rowing Championships in coxless pairs In 1996 Wearne competed in the men's eight event at the Atlanta Olympics
and the crew was placed sixth.
World Rowing Championships
The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...
silver and bronze medalist and Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
rower. He attended Newington College
Newington College
Newington College is an independent, Uniting Church, day and boarding school for boys, located in Stanmore, an inner-western suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia....
(1981-1989) where he was coached by olympian and fellow Old Newingtonian Michael Morgan
Michael Morgan (Rower)
Michael Dennis Morgan is an Olympic-level rower, who has competed for Australia. He attended Newington College . In addition to winning state and national titles he represented Australia as an athlete at two successive Olympics, winning silver at the 1968 Mexico Games...
OAM
Order of Australia
The Order of Australia is an order of chivalry established on 14 February 1975 by Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, "for the purpose of according recognition to Australian citizens and other persons for achievement or for meritorious service"...
. He won a bronze medal in 1994 and silver medal in 1995 at the World Rowing Championships in coxless pairs In 1996 Wearne competed in the men's eight event at the Atlanta Olympics
1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States....
and the crew was placed sixth.