Richard Chambers

Richard was selected in the lightweight men's four for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and finished 5th.

Richard is the current 2007 World Rowing Champion in the lightweight four. He also won gold in the lightweight men's pair at the 2006 U23 Rowing Championships. In 2007 he won the World Cup series in the lightweight four winning bronze, silver and gold in the three event series and in the 2008 World Cup series he raced in the lightweight four finishing 2nd, 5th and 6th.

Richard attended Coleraine Academical Institution where he began rowing at the age of 15 under the watchful eye of Bobby Platt MBE. In 2003 he moved to Oxford Brookes University and joined the U23 team in 2005, where he won silver in the men's lightweight quad.

In 2006 he moved to sweep and raced in the pair all season with Chris Bartley. They won this event at the World Cup Regatta in Poznan and became World U23 Champions in July. With this gold medal under their belt they won selection for the World Championships in Eton where they made the A final finishing 6th.

He has finished four years of studying Construction Management at Oxford Brookes University in 2007 and now trains full time with the men's lightweight squad. Richard is a Christian and attends St Ebbe church in Oxford. His younger brother Peter is also a keen rower in Coleraine.

Richard is Lottery Funded through UK Sport.