Further Information 

Competition Stats

AUSTRALIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS
T53 100m: 2010 – 1st
T53 200m: 2010 – 1st
T53 400m: 2010 – 1st
T53 800m: 2010 – 1st
T53 1500m: 2010 – 1st

INTERNATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
Paralympic Games: 2004 [Athens, GRE] – 7th
(200m), 6th (400m), 1st (800m), 2nd (4x100m
relay), 2008 [Beijing, CHN] – 2nd (200m), 3rd
(400m), 4th (800m), 5th (1500m)
IPC World Championships: 2002 [Lille, FRA]
– 7th (100m), 8th (200m), 3rd (400m), 2006
[Assen, NED] – 3rd (800m), heats (1500m), 2011
[Christchurch, NZL] – 1st (800m), 2nd (400m), 5th
(200m), 4th (1500m)
Commonwealth Games: 2010 [New Delhi, IND] –
2nd (T54 1500m)

EVENTS / PERSONAL BESTS
T53 200m: 26.11 – Canberra, March 2010
T53 400m: 48.74 – Arbon (SUI), 24/06/2010
T53 800m: 1:36.00 – Arbon (SUI), 24/06/2010
T53 1500m: 2:55.70 – Arbon (SUI), 24/06/2010
T53 5000m: 10:09.00 – Arbon (SUI), 24/06/2010
T53 10,000m: 19:54.00
Wheelchair marathon: 1:32.00 – Paris (FRA),
April 2009

RECORD(S)
Australian record – T53 200m: 26.11 – Canberra, 2010
Australian record – T53 400m: 48.92 – Beijing, 2010
Australian record – T53 800m: 1:37.49 – Beijing, 2010

DISABILITY: T53 – Born with spina bifida, Richard is a wheelchair athlete with normal upper limb function but no abdominal or lower spinal strength.

Honours

Paralympic gold (2004)
2 x Paralympic silver (2004, 2008)
Paralympic bronze (2008)
2 x world championship bronze (2002, 2006)
Commonwealth silver (2010)

Interesting Facts

Richard was born in Norway but moved to Australia at a young age.

He graduated through Little Athletics ranks, studies at Deakin University in Geelong and created history in 2007 when he became the first person to (goal) umpire an Australian Rules football game from a wheelchair.