About Richard Powell
Born 1971. Richard Powell is an athletics competitor.
Richard John "Richie" Powell (born 1971) is a British wheelchair racer.
After a motorcycle accident on 30 June 1989, at the age of 18, he became paralysed from the chest down. He took up sports when he spent a year at the Rookwood Hospital in Cardiff, as the spinal unit had a sports club.
He represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Paralympics in the men's 100 m, and 200m TW3.
He has taken part in the 1994 Commonwealth Games, and the 1998 IPC World Championships.
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Who is Richard Powell?
British wheelchair racer
When was Richard Powell born?
Richard Powell was born in 1971 in Tredegar.
What is Richard Powell's occupation?
Richard Powell is an athletics competitor.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Richard Powell (athlete)
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