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Richard C. E. C. Dunn (born 8 March 1976) is a Britishrower. He won a gold medal at the2001 World Rowing Championships inLucerne with the men's coxless four.[1] He represented Great Britain at the2004 Summer Olympics in thecoxless pair, where he came seventh withToby Garbett.[2]
Richard Dunn was born on 8 March 1976 inCambridge, England.[2][3] He studied land economy atSt Edmund's College, Cambridge, rowing for theCambridge University Boat Club and ultimately stroking the Light Blues in theBoat Race of 2002.[3]
Dunn first attracted national notice in October 2001 when student newspaperVarsity reported that he had just returned fromLucerne as a freshly crowned world champion in the men’s coxless four.[4]
Dunn debuted for Great Britain at the 1999 World Championships, graduating to the senior coxless four in 2001. At the2001 World Rowing Championships in Lucerne he,Toby Garbett,Steve Williams andEd Coode won gold in 5 min 48.98 s, ahead of Germany and Slovenia.[5] Dunn stayed in the four for the 2002 campaign and retained his seat when the crew took silver at the World Championships in Seville, finishing behind Canada.[6]
A second consecutive silver followed at the 2003 regatta in Milan.[7]
In early 2004 national coach Jürgen Grobler reshuffled the flagship coxless four, dropping Dunn and Garbett so thatMatthew Pinsent andJames Cracknell could switch in. Dunn spoke publicly of his “heartache” at the decision and vowed to prove himself in a new coxless pair with Garbett.[8] The pair qualified for the2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where they reached the semifinal and raced the B-final.[9]
