Richard Garrard

Richard Garrard (born 26 July 1943) is an Australian former representative rower. He was a seven-time Australian national champion who rowed at the elite level for a fifteen-year period from 1964-79 initially in the open division and later as a lightweight. He competed in the men's coxless four event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal at the 1977 World Rowing Championships.

Club and state rowing Raised in Melbourne, Gerrard was educated at and took up rowing at Xavier College, Melbourne in 1958. He joined the Mercantile Rowing Club in 1959 whilst still at school and won a novice pair in that year. He first won a Victorian state championship in 1962 aged nineteen with Bob Lachal in a coxed pair. They were eliminated in the repechage.

After a long gap and a shift down to the lightweight division Garrard was back in national representative contention for the 1977 World Rowing Championships in Amsterdam. That eight rowed to a bronze medal.

Rowing palmares

Finals at the Australian Rowing Championships 1964 – National Championship coxless four two seat - first 1966 – National Championships coxless four two seat - first 1972 – National Championships coxless pair stroke - first 1974 – National Championships coxless pair stroke - fifth 1975 – National Championships lightweight eight stroke - first 1976 – National Championships lightweight eight six seat - first 1977 – National Championships lightweight eight seven seat - first 1978 – National Championships lightweight eight seven seat - second 1979 – National Championships lightweight pair bow - second

Olympics and World Championships 1964 Summer Olympics – men's coxless four 1966 World Rowing Championships – men's coxless four 1977 World Rowing Championships – men's lightweight eight - bronze