Guy Richardson
Guy Colquhoun Richardson was a British rower who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics.
Richardson was born at Guildford, Surrey; he was the son of Alexander Richardson, a British general and 1928 Olympic medalist, and his wife Agnes Thackeray. He attended Cambridge University and in 1947 and 1948, he was a member of the victorious Cambridge crews in the Boat Races. Most of the Cambridge crew of 1948 also rowed for Leander Club at Henley [Royal Regatta]. The Leander eight were selected to row for Great Britain in the 1948 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. Richardson died on 27 October 1965 when the British [European Airways|BEA] Vickers Vanguard he was travelling on 1965 [British European Airways Vickers Vanguard crash|crashed at Heathrow Airport].